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Salvation on Sand Mountain

by Dennis Covington
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A haunting exploration of faith, from a preacher convicted of attempted murder to a first-hand account of holiness serpent handling—"One of the best books on American religion from the last 25 years" (Chicago Tribune)
For New York Times reporter Dennis Covington, what began as a journalistic assignment-covering the trial of an Alabama pastor convicted of attempting to murder his wife with poisonous snakes-would evolve into a headlong plunge into a bizarre, mysterious, and ultimately irresistible world of unshakable faith: the world of holiness snake handling.Set in the heart of Appalachia, Salvation on Sand Mountain is Covington's unsurpassed and chillingly captivating exploration of the nature, power, and extremity of faith-an exploration that gradually turns inward, until Covington finds himself taking up the snakes.
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Publisher: Hachette Books

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  • Release date: August 11, 2009

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  • ISBN: 9780786745821
  • Release date: August 11, 2009

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  • ISBN: 9780786745821
  • File size: 1994 KB
  • Release date: August 11, 2009
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Christian Nonfiction Religion & Spirituality Sociology Nonfiction

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A haunting exploration of faith, from a preacher convicted of attempted murder to a first-hand account of holiness serpent handling—"One of the best books on American religion from the last 25 years" (Chicago Tribune)
For New York Times reporter Dennis Covington, what began as a journalistic assignment-covering the trial of an Alabama pastor convicted of attempting to murder his wife with poisonous snakes-would evolve into a headlong plunge into a bizarre, mysterious, and ultimately irresistible world of unshakable faith: the world of holiness snake handling.Set in the heart of Appalachia, Salvation on Sand Mountain is Covington's unsurpassed and chillingly captivating exploration of the nature, power, and extremity of faith-an exploration that gradually turns inward, until Covington finds himself taking up the snakes.
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Christian Nonfiction Religion & Spirituality Sociology Nonfiction