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This Dark World: A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost

by Carolyn Jens Briggs

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Publisher Comments:

Beautifully written and powerfully told, this memoir is a fascinating look at one woman's immersion into fundamentalist faith and her decision, 20 years later, to leave it all behind.

Review:

"What makes This Dark World an exceptional book is that as clear-eyed as Briggs is about her experience (she was a deeply religious Christian for more than 20 years), she also fully understands the ways in which her religion benefited and enriched her. Anyone can reject true believers as mindless Bible thumpers, but Briggs never takes that route; her hard-earned sophistication about spiritual matters isn't hollow." Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com (read the entire Salon review)
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About the Author

Carolyn S. Briggs received her B.A. and MFA at the University of Arkansas. She teaches composition and creative writing in Des Moines, Iowa, where she lives with her husband.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781582341613
Subtitle:
A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost
Author:
Briggs, Carolyn J.
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Location:
New York
Subject:
Religious
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Christian biography
Subject:
Fundamentalism
Subject:
Ex-church members
Subject:
Christian biography -- United States.
Subject:
Ex-church members -- United States.
Edition Number:
1st U.S. ed.
Edition Description:
Us
Series Volume:
72-67.
Publication Date:
March 2002
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Pages:
306
Dimensions:
8.56x5.92x1.14 in. 1.14 lbs.
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