The Sword of the Lord: The History of Fundamentalism in an American Family by Andrew Himes
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Overview: Christian fundamentalism in America emerged a century ago, the faith of generations of immigrants who had experienced war and revolution, removal and upheaval. The Scots-Irish who had settled the South inherited both an evangelical legacy of abolitionism and social reform on the one hand, and responsibility for the painful and destructive consequences of human slavery on the other.
Author Andrew Himes comes from a long line of fundamentalist preachers, including his father; his grandfather, John R. Rice, the dean of American fundamentalists for decades until his death in 1980; and his great-grandfather Will Rice, who was both a Baptist preacher and a leader of the Ku Klux Klan in Texas. Note that Mr. Himes refers to his family as “post fundamentalist”.
This book brings the story of fundamentalism to life through the generations of the Rice family–immigrants, soldiers, farmers, slaveowners, refugees, and preachers. This is a work of history, memoir, and personal testimony about the shape of faith and an image of God that can help us transform ourselves and change the world.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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