Christopher Andrew Dean has the uncanny ability to record words on the written page to his memory. He has more than once astounded his professors at the University of Chicago, until he meets Professor Berman. The tactless professor has no place in his European History Classes for the likes of Christopher Dean, since his student wants to discuss the impact of Jesus Christ on the world. Christopher wants to discuss how the church changed the religious history of the Holy Land. Professor Berman would have none of that for he did not believe it was true. He sends his student away from his classes when Christopher Andrew insists that Jesus Christ's influence could be seen across the European continent and Jerusalem. The Holy Land wasn't affected by Christianity according to the professor. The Muslims and the Crusaders had despoiled it. Professor Berman dismissed his student since he was unable to quiet the young man. This sent Christopher Andrew on a Journey to Jerusalem.