The Divinity Protocol by Berkeley Johnson and Kristin Johnson In this literary thriller/suspense novel with a scifi twist, billionaire tech star Ben Samson watches his only daughter die at the hands of jihadists via a leaked video. As he contemplates suicide from his Seattle skyscraper, he has an epiphany and sets about to change the world with a set of mysterious scientific and religious directives he calls The Divinity Protocol . Ben's grief and rage over his daughter's death propel his sense that the world is on the brink of extinction. He assembles teams of religious and scientific experts to transform the world as we know it. Years on, Ben and his close confidant Ruth face the high cost of what he has created and set in motion.