The trilogy starts with In His Image, where living human cells discovered on the Turin shroud are used to clone a child, Christopher Goodman.

The book follows Goodman's story by telling the tale of Decker Hawthorne, a journalist and the main character of the series.

Finally in Acts of God, there is coverage of further natural disasters and the realization of Christopher's true identity and motives.

Good-natured but ambitious Decker grows more and more successful throughout the series, and ends up as Chief of Staff for the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

The series, told mostly from Decker Hawthorne's point of view, chronicles the life of Christopher Goodman, his rise to political and spiritual power.