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Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Language
English
Description
Married for 20 years to the Reverend Benjamin Lynch, a handsome, ambitious minister of the prestigious Methodist church, Dean Lynch has never quite adjusted her temperament to the demands of the role of a Sunday wife. When her husband is assigned to a larger and more demanding community in the Florida panhandle, Dean becomes fast friends with Augusta Holderfield, a woman whose good looks and extravagant habits immediately entrance her. As their friendship...
Author
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
c2014.
Language
English
Description
The Pequot Indian intellectual, author, and itinerant preacher William Apess (1798-1839) was one the most important voices of the nineteenth century. Following Apess from his early life through the development of his political radicalism to his tragic early death and enduring legacy, this much-needed biography showcases the accomplishments of an extraordinary Native American.
10) Let my people in: a lesbian minister tells of her struggles to live openly and maintain her ministry
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Estranged from her family, Beulah supports herself by playing the piano at a honky-tonk, but when a dying friend asks her to take over as her church's piano player, Beulah finds herself butting heads with the deacon and a straight-laced choir.
"Life has dealt Beulah Land a tough hand to play, least of all being named after a hymn. A teenage pregnancy estranged her from her family, and a tragedy caused her to lose what little faith remained. The wayward...