{"product_id":"9781926585567","title":"A Handbook For Heretics: From Religion to the Kingdom of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Handbook for Heretics\u003c\/i\u003e discusses the differences between religion and the Kingdom of God. Many mainline churches resist the current reformation, a gradual movement away from traditional Christianity toward a vital spirituality. Its adherents are frequently labeled \"heretics\" when in fact they are actually the leading edge of a new spiritual age. They are discovering the \"much more\" which Jesus promised to tell us, such spiritual phenomena as out-of-body and near-death experiences, pre-birth and post-death appearances, angel communication, and \"coincidental\" experiences. \u003ci\u003eA Handbook for Heretics\u003c\/i\u003e reconsiders some traditional Christian doctrines so as to broaden the church's view of spiritual reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/u\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn W. Sloat, a former Presbyterian minister, served churches in Pennsylvania and Ohio. He holds a B.A. from Denison University, 1954; an M.Div. from Princeton Seminary, 1957; and a Th.M. from Pittsburgh Seminary, 1977. Previous books include \u003ci\u003eLord, Make Us One\u003c\/i\u003e (non-fiction, 1986) and \u003ci\u003eThe Other Half\u003c\/i\u003e (fiction, 2001). Several of his sermons have been included in \u003ci\u003ePulpit Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, a national preaching journal. He is married to Helen Burdick Sloat, a psychiatric nurse, and they have three children and eight grandchildren. A pianist and organist, Sloat also plays the French horn, is a scratch model builder and leads spirituality groups.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CCB Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039442977008,"sku":"9781926585567","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781926585567_p0.jpg?v=1763636967","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781926585567","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}