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A Phenomenal Epic Saga and Guide to Fundamentalism in America

In “The Sword of the Lord: The Roots of Fundamentalism in an American Family”, Andrew Himes introduce us to his Fundamentalist ancestors, the Rice family. He takes us through their lives as displaced Scot-Irish men and women who fled to America seeking freedom and refuge from religious persecution, famine and war. We follow them through the blood and battle of the Revolutionary War, to their rise to peace and prosperity, as wealthy southern plantation and slave owners.

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Introduction to The Sword of the Lord

"Christian fundamentalism in America emerged a century ago, the faith of generations of immigrants who had experienced war and revolution, removal and upheaval, and in response to the Enlightenment and the scientific revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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