A Handbook for Heretics 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. A...

Moving Beyond The Christian Myth takes the next step beyond Sloat's first book on spirituality, A Handbook For Heretics. He explores the roots of the Christian faith, tracing them back to their pagan origins in ancient religions. Then, one by one, he analyzes the essential beliefs of Christianity, showing how they cannot literally be true. The various chapters contend that:

Christianity is a religious myth
We don't need a savior
The Bible is not the Word of God
Jesus is not God
The church is more political than spiritual

The remainder of the book is...

John W. Sloat's latest book, Life Surprises, is a tribute to the discoveries and revelations that are part of every life. The book is a collection of seven short stories about the unexpected. These stories illustrate how quickly our lives can take unanticipated turns which lead us to discover surprising meaning in the most routine experiences.

A young boy's neurosis produces an unexpected revelation.
An adolescent muses about a mysterious girl at the beach.
A feather on the beach leads to an unusual love affair.
A key found in an old car opens a strange quest.
A...

It is 1856 in a quiet town tucked away in the hills of central Pennsylvania. The people of Gettysburg go about their lives under the looming shadow of secession. This important new historical novel traces the ordinary lives of three of Gettysburg's former citizens - -Jennie- Wade, Wesley Culp, and Johnston Skelly - from their childhoods together through the climactic battle that changed the town forever.
The Calm and the Strife dramatizes the divisions created by the storm of violence that exploded during an extraordinary period in American history. This meticulously researched...