Under God's Spell

"Many think ministers have no trials. I am confident this is a mistake," wrote Lorenzo "Crazy" Dow, one of the thousands of priests, missionaries, evangelists, pastors, brothers and nuns who faithfully spread the gospel through the West. In Under God's Spelll the stories of 12 Protestants, Catholic and Mormon evangelists weave a rich primary tale of the bold and the besieged, excerpted from diaries, and journals, and illustrated with over 100 photographs. From circuit riders to camp meetings, Americans flocked to hear the word. The collection of diary entries and provocative historical narrative provides fascinating insights into 19th century American frontier and small town religious life, and is vivified by over 130 sharply defined archival photographs.




		Under God's Spell ISBN O - 15 - 192799 -5 $27.50 SRP "Here was a writer whose quick, eloquent style could go one-on-one with the inspired rhetoric of the evangelists themselves. In short, I found the book fascinating." -- Jerry Johnston, Deseret News "Luchetti's anthology provides rich illustrative material.." --Christianity Today "Many think ministers have no trials. I am confident this is a mistake," wrote Lorenzo "Crazy" Dow, one of the thousands of priests, missionaries, evangelists, pastors, brothers and nuns who faithfully spread the gospel through the West. In Under God's Spelll the stories of 12 Protestants, Catholic and Mormon evangelists weave a rich primary tale of the bold and the besieged, excerpted from diaries, and journals, and illustrated with over 100 photographs. From circuit riders to camp meetings, Americans flocked to hear the word. The collection of diary entries and provocative historical narrative provides fascinating insights into 19th century American frontier and small town religious life, and is vivified by over 130 sharply defined archival photographs.