This book inspires the Christian in the face of deep opposition to be encouraged through faith in the power of God by promoting the power of positive thinking and a strong faith in the truth of God. (Christian)

Horace Patterson's story follows his metamorphosis from baseball-playing youth to politically active and socially aware black minister. In this book of hope for the future, Patterson chronicles his escape from the cycle of poverty and violence through the power of God. Exploring the social, political, and theological underpinnings to an activist minister's life, Patterson's account describes five decades as a minority activist involved in the politics of fairness and racial justice in both the small-town arena and the national stage. Documenting the South's passage from the conflict-ridden...