John Rutledge: 5 books

The Other Side of the Sermon arose from years of blindly following a faith that turned out to be inadequate for the challenges and opportunities of the real world. One eventthe death of my wife at forty-three and the difficulties that followedopened my eyes and set me to a search for answers. And...

This American classic has been corrected from the original manuscripts and indexed, featuring historic photographs and an extensive biographical afterword.

A Church Has Gone to Hell - Southern Baptists: A Denomination in a Decade of Decline analyzes more than 300 services of more than 100 Southern Baptist churches, with the objective of identifying reasons for ten years of declining membership. The author let the services themselves dictate focal...

The book, 'The monster behind the red coat,' is a collection of short stories, written by different authors, with a Christmas theme. Stories in this book range from horror, mild romance, to every other thing that can happen during the Christmas period. So, don't you think you should...

Naive, gullible religious belief has a long and unchallenged history in America. To question biblical literalism, ministerial authority, or God’s hands-on management were unthinkable. The church theme was believe! The Bible says it, we believe it, and that settles it. So conditioned, members...