By FāVS News Staff
FāVS Book Club returns this June with Book 2: “Days of Fire and Glory: The Rise and Fall of a Charismatic Community” by Julia Duin. From June 1–30, readers will explore Duin’s deeply reported account of the rise and collapse of Houston’s influential Church of the Redeemer and the charismatic Christian community movement of the 1970s and 1980s.
Drawing on 180 interviews conducted over four years, Duin examines communal living, authority structures, spiritual idealism and the dangers of unchecked leadership. Her investigation uncovered misconduct by Redeemer founder Graham Pulkingham and traces how “shepherding” and submission theology shaped both religious culture and modern American politics.
The club will meet on Zoom Wednesday, June 24, from 7–8 p.m. PST, followed by a live Zoom Q&A with Duin on Wednesday, July 1.
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FāVS Book Club is sponsored by Wishing Tree Books.
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