fanaticism

A terrible family secret threatens the joy of Honey, a teenage farm girl who has finally found happiness with a soul mate, wealthy piano student Chandler Maxwell, after living many fearful years under the tyranny of her religious fanatic grandfather.

After joining her new friends in the religious group called Fishers of Men, Dorry finds herself immersed in a cult from which she must struggle to extricate herself.

A deeply spiritual seventeen-year-old takes a radical step to save himself from the fanaticism of his found-again Christian parents.

Presents an analysis of the psychology of mass movements, whether religious, social, or nationalist, identifying the traits they have in common, and looking at the types of people who participate in such movements.

Presents a complete introduction to prejudices in the United States, from early American witch hunting and slavery, to Jewish, Asian, and homosexual discrimination.

In this story based on true events, sixteen-year-old Eva and her female friends become obsessed with a charismatic young man who comes to Corvallis, Oregon, in 1904, claiming to be a Christian prophet.

After joining her new friends in the religious group called Fishers of Men, Dorry finds herself immersed in a cult from which she must struggle to extricate herself.