In God We Tru$t
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The dollar has collapsed. The world has changed. But one man still believes in God, country, and the truth.
It’s 2041 and an economic crisis has plunged America into chaos. Riots spread, freedoms vanish, and a charismatic and power-hungry UN diplomat, Ange Malin seizes the opportunity to push a global digital currency. As Malin’s influence increases and he tightens his grip on commerce, communication, and even faith itself, a quiet political commentator, Lamar Wilson, finds himself thrust into the fight of his life. Disturbed but unshaken by what’s happening, Wilson desperately searches for a way to reach a frightened, divided nation before this new world order becomes permanent.
Across the ocean, a Vatican cardinal activates a century-old contingency plan, The Good Shepherd Project, to protect the Church and the faithful from a regime determined to silence them.
Set against a chillingly plausible near-future America, In God We Trust is a fast-paced political, Christian dystopian thriller about faith, freedom, and the price of staying true to both when the whole world tells you otherwise.
The next great battle for America won’t be fought with weapons, but with currency, censorship, and conscience… and will leave every citizen asking: who do you trust?
Five Star Review from Literary Titans!
In God We Trust is a near-future dystopian political thriller that imagines the United States in 2041 after the collapse of the dollar sends the country into economic and social chaos. At the center is Lamar Wilson, a conservative economist and devout Catholic whose belief in individual freedom, economic opportunity, and faith puts him at odds with a growing international movement promising stability through centralized control. As the crisis deepens, the United Nations and the newly empowered Global Resource Council introduce the Par, a global digital currency tied to a much broader plan for managing resources, behavior, and everyday life. The result is a speculative fiction novel with a strong political focus, using an economic collapse as the doorway into a much bigger argument about who should hold power when people are desperate enough to surrender it.
The novel gets much of its momentum from the contrast between Lamar and Ange Malin, the ambitious UN figure who becomes one of the driving forces behind the new global system. Their opposing worldviews give this political thriller its backbone. Lamar sees freedom, personal responsibility, faith, and the American dream as inseparable, while Ange believes society can be reshaped through coordinated control in the name of the common good. That conflict gradually reaches far beyond economics. Digital money, social scores, energy use, education, religion, media influence, and even transportation become part of the struggle. Because the book moves among politicians, economists, church leaders, bureaucrats, activists, and ordinary citizens, it builds the feeling of a society being transformed piece by piece.
Faith is just as important to the story as politics, which also makes In God We Trust a work of Christian political fiction. The Catholic Church, Cardinal Salvador Ultima, the mysterious Good Shepherd Project, and eventually Pope John Paul III become central to the resistance against the Global Resource Council. The Good Shepherd Project adds an almost techno-thriller element as information and communication become weapons in the battle over public opinion. At the same time, Lamar’s journey gives the religious themes a personal dimension. His faith isn’t simply background detail. It shapes how he understands freedom, responsibility, courage, and his obligation to speak even when his message has been pushed out of public view. By the closing chapters, the Church has survived a major threat, Lamar has won a Senate race, and the resistance has gained real momentum, though the Global Resource Council remains powerful.
Readers who enjoy dystopian fiction, political thrillers, and Christian fiction will find plenty to dig into here. The book is especially interested in ideas, and many of its conversations function as debates about monetary policy, government dependence, capitalism, censorship, religious liberty, technology, and centralized authority. That gives the novel the feel of both a warning story and a political thought experiment. Lamar’s final rise from marginalized commentator to elected senator brings the story back to one of its strongest recurring ideas: people can regain influence when they find a way to speak directly to one another. His decision to turn off the autopilot and drive himself in the final scene captures the book’s larger theme in one simple action. In God We Trust presents a dramatic vision of a society choosing between managed security and individual liberty, with faith, technology, economics, and political power all colliding in the middle.
Pages: 256 | ASIN: B0CM2D6TV7
In God We Trust is a near-future dystopian political thriller that imagines the United States in 2041 after the collapse of the dollar sends the country into economic and social chaos. At the center is Lamar Wilson, a conservative economist and devout Catholic whose belief in individual freedom, economic opportunity, and faith puts him at odds with a growing international movement promising stability through centralized control. As the crisis deepens, the United Nations and the newly empowered Global Resource Council introduce the Par, a global digital currency tied to a much broader plan for managing resources, behavior, and everyday life. The result is a speculative fiction novel with a strong political focus, using an economic collapse as the doorway into a much bigger argument about who should hold power when people are desperate enough to surrender it.
The novel gets much of its momentum from the contrast between Lamar and Ange Malin, the ambitious UN figure who becomes one of the driving forces behind the new global system. Their opposing worldviews give this political thriller its backbone. Lamar sees freedom, personal responsibility, faith, and the American dream as inseparable, while Ange believes society can be reshaped through coordinated control in the name of the common good. That conflict gradually reaches far beyond economics. Digital money, social scores, energy use, education, religion, media influence, and even transportation become part of the struggle. Because the book moves among politicians, economists, church leaders, bureaucrats, activists, and ordinary citizens, it builds the feeling of a society being transformed piece by piece.
Faith is just as important to the story as politics, which also makes In God We Trust a work of Christian political fiction. The Catholic Church, Cardinal Salvador Ultima, the mysterious Good Shepherd Project, and eventually Pope John Paul III become central to the resistance against the Global Resource Council. The Good Shepherd Project adds an almost techno-thriller element as information and communication become weapons in the battle over public opinion. At the same time, Lamar’s journey gives the religious themes a personal dimension. His faith isn’t simply background detail. It shapes how he understands freedom, responsibility, courage, and his obligation to speak even when his message has been pushed out of public view. By the closing chapters, the Church has survived a major threat, Lamar has won a Senate race, and the resistance has gained real momentum, though the Global Resource Council remains powerful.
Readers who enjoy dystopian fiction, political thrillers, and Christian fiction will find plenty to dig into here. The book is especially interested in ideas, and many of its conversations function as debates about monetary policy, government dependence, capitalism, censorship, religious liberty, technology, and centralized authority. That gives the novel the feel of both a warning story and a political thought experiment. Lamar’s final rise from marginalized commentator to elected senator brings the story back to one of its strongest recurring ideas: people can regain influence when they find a way to speak directly to one another. His decision to turn off the autopilot and drive himself in the final scene captures the book’s larger theme in one simple action. In God We Trust presents a dramatic vision of a society choosing between managed security and individual liberty, with faith, technology, economics, and political power all colliding in the middle.
Pages: 256 | ASIN: B0CM2D6TV7
Five Star Review from Reader Views!
“In God We Tru$t” is more than just a story – it's a warning. Chiodi lays out this possible future where things have gone wrong because of short-sighted decisions.
In Joseph Chiodi’s novel, “In God We Tru$t” the year is 2041. The United States economy is on the brink of collapse, and the dollar is crashing due to the over 130 trillion dollars of accumulated national debt. This crash has a cascading effect the world over, as seen by the rise in hunger and looting. The United Nations saw this as an opportunity to take away freedom from the people in exchange for a temporary solution. Lamar Wilson is an intelligent Princeton economics graduate who saw the looming danger and tried to warn the public, but his voice was constantly stifled by the corrupt media.
The UN says the current world order needs restructuring because it no longer serves its purpose and is proposing a Fair New Deal which will be the solution to the current world problem. Ken is a young and intelligent economist who works with newly elected President Nichols as his economic adviser and has been working hard to rescue America from this mess.
Ange, on the other hand, is a French representative to the United Nations and has been appointed to head a committee that will investigate income inequality worldwide. Along the way, Ange and Ken need to collaborate with a host of others, like Cheng Liu, Divya Patel, Alicia Gardienne, etc., to modify the current world order. It involves creating a digital currency known as “Par,” which will be used to address inequality and stabilize international trade. Did these men succeed, or did they have ulterior motives for changing the world order? Read “In God We Tru$t” to find out.
As I read this fictional tale, I unfortunately visualized the current situation in my country, Nigeria. The numerous government borrowings have not ended unemployment and hunger but have rather increased the rate of violent protests, aligning with the central message of this book that resonated with me – the need for companies and individuals to consider the common good as the focal point of whatever decisions they wish to make.
The book is written well, and the characters kept me hooked on the outcome. My favorite character in this book is Ange Malin. His boldness and courage to bring equality to the world and remove suffering resonated with me.
“In God We Tru$t” is more than just a story – it’s a warning. Chiodi lays out this possible future where things have gone wrong because of short-sighted decisions. It’s a reminder of how ignoring big issues like debt, inequality, and power can create chaos. Not just in one country, but around the world. The characters, the economic mess, and their choices all come together to create a fictional story that could become real if we don’t look seriously at these issues now. It’s a powerful, eye-opening read that not only entertains but makes you wonder about our future and the changes we need to look at. For anyone interested in seeing a future we should work to avoid, “In God We Tru$t” by Joseph Chiodi is that book.