Julian Barnes had it all: a loving family, women, cars and the basketball gods blessed him with enough talent to become an NBA lottery pick. But it all came crashing down when he chose friendship over common sense. Now, released from prison after a five year stint, Julian is back! And along with his girlfriend JoJo, they're ready to take over the crumbling Syndicate and create their own dynasty. This number two book of a trilogy, "Even The Devil Attends Church" will make you beg for more as the characters take you with them through their many trials, tribulations. Set in the fictitious city of Mount Pleasant, you will bear witness as Julian's sexual desires, along with his by-any-means-necessary attitude, propel him to king pin status.
Thomas Davenport, O.P. is an American Dominican, physicist, and philosopher. Before joining the Dominican Order, he studied physics at the California Institute of Technology before going on to earn his doctorate in physics from Stanford University studying theoretical particle physics. The focus of his scientific research was writing and testing simulations for high energy particle colliders like the LHC at CERN. After joining the Dominicans in 2010, he studied philosophy and theology in preparation for his ordination to the priesthood in 2017. In addition, he earned a Licentiate in Philosophy from the Catholic University of America, focusing on the philosophy of science and natural philosophy. In 2020 he joined the faculty of philosophy at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, where he teaches philosophy of nature and epistemology – while working on his second PhD – this time in philosophy. He is a frequent speaker on topics related to the intersection of faith and science and a contributor to a number of projects in this area including, the Thomistic Evolution project, the Aquinas 101 – Faith and Science series, and the annual Thomistic Philosophy and Natural Science Symposium hosted by the Thomistic Institute in Washington, DC. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Society of Catholic Scientists.