American Religion

A quarter of a century before Smith Wigglesworth, John G. Lake, and Maria Woodworth-Etter, Ethan Otis Allen pioneered an extraordinary move of God. Rising from abject poverty, this uneducated man became, in the words of A.B. Simpson, “The father of divine healing in America.” Who was this forgotten man, and what did he discover about the mysteries of the Kingdom of God?

She needs a new start...He knows a reckoning is coming. Banished from Charleston for his misdeeds years earlier, Joshua Becket built a new life on both sides of the law in Jamaica. But he guards a secret identity. As a sugar plantation owner and member of the governing British Assembly, he's known and respected on the island. As swashbuckling Captain Jay, he leads daredevil privateering exploits on his ship, the Eagle, when the mood suits him. Currently, he needs a governess for his young daughter. Widowed gentlewoman Abigail Welch accepted the governess position, leaving behind her ...

Like the ancient Israelites, the African American community has survived a 400-year collective trauma. What will it take for them to reach the promised land that King foresaw - to be truly free at last? In this classic historical and cultural study, Carl Ellis offers an in-depth assessment of the state of African American freedom and dignity. Stressing how important it is for African Americans to reflect on their roots, he traces the growth of Black consciousness from the days of slavery to the 1990s, noting especially the contributions of King and Malcolm X.

Damian was the son of a Christian minister. As a child he was raised according the dictates of the Christian faith, and instilled with the ideals that would make him a true follower of Jesus. He lived his life in a humble manner in which he helped people, and avoided excess. But after his righteous father was targeted by a corrupt White politician because he was unapologetically committed to helping less-fortunate Black people, a change would soon occur within Damian. Instead of adhering to the tenets by which he had been raised, Damian became a slave to the decadent ways of American ...

Most histories of the Cherokee nation focus on its encounters with Europeans, its conflicts with the U.S. government, and its expulsion from its lands during the Trail of Tears. This work, however, traces the origins of the Cherokee people to the third century B.C.E. and follows their migrations through the Americas to their homeland in the lower Appalachian Mountains.

What if the founding of America’s strangest religion didn’t start with divine revelation—but with a teenager, a magic rock, and some very suspicious dirt holes? Before the Revelation is the book your bishop hoped you’d never read: a blisteringly funny, unapologetically irreverent deep dive into the early life of Joseph Smith—the man who went from failed treasure hunter to prophet of the Restoration, one vision, one disappearing set of gold plates, and one highly choreographed angel encounter at a time. 🔥 Inside you’ll find: Seer stones in hats (yes, really) Family dreams that...

They believed they would live forever. So begins Mira Ptacin's haunting account of the women of Camp Etna - an otherworldly community in the woods of Maine that has, since 1876, played host to generations of Spiritualists and mediums dedicated to preserving the links between the mortal realm and the afterlife. Beginning her narrative in 1848 with two sisters who claimed they could speak to the dead, Ptacin reveals how Spiritualism first blossomed into a national practice during the Civil War, yet continues - even thrives - to this very day.

In this enlightening work, the Chippewa shaman No-Eyes shares her wisdom and perspective on life. No-Eyes sits in her humble Colorado cabin, offering startling but compelling visions of the future, including some upheavals on the horizon. Listening intently to her teacher and new friend, Mary Summer Rain learns about the unique relationship between the Earth Mother and the many creatures in her domain. A one-of-a-kind listening experience, Phoenix Rising conveys the beauty and tradition of the Chippewa people through a remarkable guide, the blind and solitary visionary, No-Eyes.

Clean and Wholesome Historical Western Romance Cripple Creek’s boarding house is at risk with the bank, why? Rita McPherson Tessa good friend doesn’t hesitate to help. Rita attempts to convince Bryce Daniels, head of the team sent to tear down the boarding house, that he should at least wait until after Christmas. Bryce is intrigued by Rita, who is as fiercely intelligent and beautiful as she is cautious about social interactions. Just as their relationship starts to develop, though, Rita discovers the person who has embezzled Tessa’s money and suddenly her life is in danger. With ...

Judge, scholar, best-selling author, and Fox News Senior Judicial Analyst Andrew P. Napolitano is back with a shocking chronicle of America’s descent from a free society to a frightening surveillance state. In Suicide Pact, Napolitano details a long, sordid history of governmental - and especially presidential - encroachments on liberty, enacted in the name of protecting America but which serve instead to undermine national security and erode the nation’s founding freedoms.

Islam is often associated with and limited to the worst of the world—extremism, obscurantism, misogyny, bigotry. So why would so many people associate with such a fundamentalist faith? Two Billion Caliphs advocates for a way of being Muslim in the world, ready for today and prepared for tomorrow.

She’s a debutante with broken dreams…He’s a preacher with an unsavory past…Both want to bury their secrets… Charles Bailey’s life has done a complete turnaround. He may still be a logging crew foreman, and he may still have a past that would make a godly man weep, but he’s also a man with a changed heart and a mission to serve as pastor to a small logging community. If only walking the narrow path weren’t so difficult. The last thing he needs is the temptation of the vulnerable—and beautiful—new cook’s assistant. It’s clear she needs a friend, but anything more than ...

Estas han sido las preguntas filosóficas y existenciales que todos los humanos compartimos y que siguen sin ser resueltas. Para acercarse a una respuesta, hay que alejarse del mundo que soñamos habitar y del drama que imaginamos vivir. En otras palabras, conectar los puntos. Eso es lo que hace Búho, autor espiritual de este libro, y lo que ha buscado Juan Carlos Torres, su álter ego, durante varios años de indagaciones, viajes y encuentros, con la ayuda de medicinas sagradas, terapias hipnóticas y una peregrinación por el Camino de Santiago de Compostela.

When Ronald Reagan warned that freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction, was he pointing to Generation Z? Today’s young adults have been indoctrinated since preschool in the lie that America is fundamentally unjust. They have watched their parents hand over their freedom to big government, and they themselves are captivated by a deceptive ideology of unprecedented radicalism.

A MANCHESTER CRIME THRILLER CHARGED WITH INTERNATIONAL ESPIONAGE AND A POLICE DETECTIVE DETERMINED TO GET TO THE TRUTH. A staunchly right-wing conservative US senator is determined to be her party's candidate for election as US president in 2028. But what has that got to do with a terrorist campaign that rips through the city of Manchester in the UK with devastating consequences and that pushes community relations to their absolute limit? A local MP is trying to heal the divisions but he's being sent threatening mail that grows with deadly intent each time. And the US senator is in league ...

An exposed family secret changed her life forever and blindsided his Marine heart. From the day Hannah was abandoned as a newborn, her adoptive parents have kept the truth of her origin from her and her siblings. But when that secret is exposed, a threat arises which forces her to leave the only family she’s ever known and the adoptive brother she adores. She must start her life anew in Charleston. U.S. Marine Lieutenant Adam White, harbors a secret—more confidential than patrolling the Caribbean for French corsairs, more threatening than the fight against Barbary pirates in the ...

Inspired by TRUE Events! - In a historical with romance, action-adventure, family, foreign and national intrigue between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, all kinds of exciting things...Through blizzards, gale-force winds, temperatures falling below -80, and over 700 miles of death-dealing terrain, teams of brave men and courageous and smart dogs of in dominatable fighting spirit, mush sleds across the Alaska wilderness, in an around the clock relay, race with lifesaving serum for 11,000 plague-ravaged people inaccessible by everything, but death and their determined rescuers, warring with the...

Hidden in the mountains, the indigenous peoples of Mexico have kept alive the spiritual path of the ancient Toltecs, one of the most powerful Mesoamerican spiritual traditions alive today. Tracing their lineage to a time before the Aztec, the Toltecs recognize Earth as a living being, share a profound communion with their land, and demonstrate unusual powers of perception.

On Faith is an inspiring collection of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's reflections on his own faith, on the challenges that religious believers face in modern America, and on the religious freedoms protected by the Constitution. Featuring a personal introduction by Justice Scalia's son Father Paul Scalia, this volume will enrich every listener's understanding of the legendary justice.

The Theme is Freedom presents a new reading of the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, the constitutional founding, and the religious clauses of the First Amendment. Evans draws the conclusion that our liberties have always been dependent of the religious traditions of the West - directly contrary to accepted theory.