Reflections: The Workers, the Gospel and the Nameless House Sect [Paperback]

Daurelle Chapman (Compiler)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0963941917 | ISBN-13: 978-0963941916 | Publication Date: December 1993 | Edition: 1

This is the first of a series exploring the varied experiences of those who have come out of a supposedly nameless, world-wide religion which has managed to elude the attention of outsiders for much of its history. The accounts collected here have been written by former members, worker/ministers, and relatives. Together, they present a fascinating and rare glimpse into a religious system all but unknown to outsiders. Most of the former members who have written here were passionate believers in "The Way," before being jarred into reexamination by encounters with serious issues and inconsistencies. Far from being a clinical examination, these accounts are sometimes stirring, even heart-rending, and always bear the stamp of genuine personal experience.

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Publication Date: 1993

Product Details

• Paperback: 716 pages
• Publisher: Research & Information Services; 1 edition (December 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963941917
• ISBN-13: 978-0963941916
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,382,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you've been in "the Truth," you will recognize your "field" and "workers", January 7, 2007

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L. Busch "Here to Seek and Share Info" (Western USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reflections: The Workers, the Gospel and the Nameless House Sect (Paperback)

This religion keeps such a low profile I was convinced I would never see it on line or in books. It's exciting to learn I was wrong.

I couldn't put this book down. It comprises first-hand true stories written by 57 people (or couples) who were raised in or converted to "the Truth" and who have left it. Almost all of them were brave enough to sign their names and addresses. Those outside "the Truth" will wonder why courage would be needed to sign their names, but those who know it will understand how their relatives remaining in the religion will be affected.

The publisher and/or editor has done an excellent job of compiling stories from all over the English-speaking world. Everyone who has had contact with "the Truth" will find a story with familiar worker and convention names. I was reading the book to recover bits of my past, and I definitely found them. The complaints about things workers have said to people will seem petty to "strangers," but they all rang true when I read them. And they weren't petty when you had to comply with what they meant.

I am giving the book four stars rather than five for two reasons. One is that all the stories are from people who are now devout Christians, most in Protestant churches. I would like to hear from ex-"friends" who became atheist or agnostic in the process of rejecting the church. The other is that the typography seems amateurish, which is distracting.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Take reviews with a grain of salt., May 1, 2010

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Stan R. Schierman (Pahoa, Hawaii) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reflections: The Workers, the Gospel and the Nameless House Sect (Paperback)

Note that the reviewer that gave one star is himself a "worker" in the subject group.

UPDATE: That person was Kevin Gifford and he removed his review!

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reflections of an ex-2x2, July 30, 2002

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Donald B. Sanders (Calfary, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reflections: The Workers, the Gospel and the Nameless House Sect (Paperback)

I personally know some of the folks who have written the stories in the book: Reflections by Daurelle Chapman. I also have experienced many of the things written in this book.

This book is a 'must read' for anyone contemplating going into this quasi-christian cult.

I am: Donald B. Sanders, in Calgary, Alberta.