**"Ward is consistently clear-sighted and perceptive as he charts a genuinely fascinating personal and spiritual evolution."--**Publishers WeeklyJon Ward's life is divided in half: two decades inside the evangelical Christian bubble and two decades outside of it.In Testimony, Wardtells the engaging story of his upbringing in, and eventual break from, an influential evangelical church in the 1980s and 1990s. Ward sheds light on the evangeli...

Jon Ward's life is divided in half: two decades inside the evangelical Christian bubble and two decades outside of it.In Testimony, Ward tells the engaging story of his upbringing in, and eventual break from, an influential evangelical church in the 1980s and 1990s. Ward sheds light on the evangelical movement's troubling political and cultural dimensions, tracing the ways in which the Jesus People movement was seduced by materialism and other factors to become politically...

From a strange, dark chapter in American political history comes the captivating story of Ted Kennedy's 1980 campaign for president against the incumbent Jimmy Carter, told in full for the first time.The Carter presidency was on life support. The Democrats, desperate to keep power and yearning to resurrect former glory, turned to Kennedy. And so, 1980 became a civil war. It was the last time an American president received a serious reelection challenge from inside ...

From a strange, dark chapter in American political history comes the captivating story of Ted Kennedy's 1980 campaign for president against the incumbent Jimmy Carter, told in full for the first time.The Carter presidency was on life support. The Democrats, desperate to keep power and yearning to resurrect former glory, turned to Kennedy. And so, 1980 became a civil war. It was the last time an American president received a serious reelection challenge from inside ...

Even before its budget crisis and recall election, California held a unique position in the United States. Often lauded as having the fifth largest economy in the world, California leads the nation in other measures as well, particularly cultural and political trends. But were it an independent state, it would have one of the world's most unusual democracies. In The California Republic Brian P. Janiskee and Ken Masugi bring together a diverse group of contributors to shed light on the Prog...

StoryHack, Issue Six has eight new exciting stories to share. Pirates, mobsters, and fearless heros abound. Here's what you'll find inside:Rakes and the Pirates of Malabar by Mike Adamson1837: Trouble draws a man like a magnet draws steel, and Rakes, veteran of the East India Company, can't stay out of the fight. Compelled to serve a rogue princess who has taken command of the pirates of India's western sea, he finds himself in a desperate mission to penetr...

The Grimacing Goblin Inn is not a place to enter lightly. Frequented mostly by lowly rogues and cutthroats, it is best to keep one hand on your weapon's hilt and your back against a wall. The ale is cheap, which suits the Goblin's clientele well as the patrons drink and swap yarns. Come in, sit back and eavesdrop on these stories told by the adventurers themselves, but keep an eye on your coin pouch. Things have a tendency to go missing in this gloomy inn.This is a collection of her...

Who says that the future is always bright? The prospect of better things yet to come is most certainly an attractive thought, one that propels scientific, creative, and social advancement. It is an endeavor that drives humanity forward. But the future is vague and difficult to predict. Not everything turns out the way it is expected. In fact, it is oftentimes not always for the better. In this collection of futuristic tales, the highs and lows of humanity's struggle to break the boundaries...

Did you ever witness something that was so far from normal that you didn't dare to tell anyone about it? This is a collection of short stories in that vein. Tales of cryptids and the paranormal that are so outlandish they can't possibly be true. Or so your mind would have you believe. From hair-raising encounters to bizarre life forms, these tales will surely chill you to the bones. So if you ever saw something out of the corner of your eye only to have it disappear when you looked that wa...