This is only open to those with a USA mailing address.
This is your chance to receive a used copy of C.H. Yadon and the Vanishing Theological Past in Oneness Pentecostalism by Thomas Fudge. It is the third book in his series on Oneness Pentecostalism. It sells new for $29.95. The copy we are giving away does not have its dust jacket and appears to be unmarked inside. It covers Oneness Pentecostal history, and highlights the United Pentecostal Church, of which Mr. Fudge was once a member. The emphasis is on the life of C.H. Yadon. Yadon turned in his UPC license in 1993 when the affirmation statement started being required of all ministers. Over the years, the UPCI has pushed various people out of the organization for one reason or another.
United Pentecostal General Superintendent David Bernard did not want this book to be published and his comments are included in Fudge’s work. His comments alone are a good reason to want to read this book as the UPCI doesn’t want aspects of their actual history known. This is what he wrote:
“I do not recommend the book for publication, for the following reasons: (1) The audience is extremely limited. The focus and tone are too narrow to appeal to most scholars. The subject matter is of interest primarily to Oneness Pentecostals, but C.H. Yadon is not a well-known figure in the movement’s history, and those who would be interested could be repelled by the harsh anti-UPC rhetoric. Thus, the most likely readers are those who have left the Oneness Pentecostal movement or who are considering it. (2) The research does not meet scholarly standards. It doesn’t adequately engage the latest scholarship in the field. It doesn’t consider or interact meaningfully with opposing evidence or alternative views. It relies excessively on marginal, questionable, or unverifiable sources with inadequate attention to readily available, documented, and credible sources. (3) It is a mixture of historical analysis and theological debate, but doesn’t fully complete either task successfully. In any case, the author has already covered this ground in a previous book. (4) It gives excessive space and coverage to a little-known, insignificant work by a nineteenth-century, semi-Arian writer. Since that work doesn’t represent a significant position within Oneness Pentecostalism, it has limited historical or theological value. (5) The family of C.H. Yadon opposes publication.”
This giveaway is a drawing and not a first come, first served giveaway. To enter, just leave a comment to show you wish to be included. The drawing will close on October 17, 2021 at 6pm (eastern time), after which I will draw the winner. Be sure to check back to see if you have won as in the past some people have not responded after winning and so a new winner had to be drawn. You will then need to email me your mailing address if I do not already have it, so be sure to watch your email and check the spam folder. There is absolutely no cost to enter. Don’t be alarmed if your comment does not immediately show as they require approval when you are commenting for the first time.
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Some might be interested in a series of lectures by Thomas Fudge on the history of Christianity from the Roman Empire until the Reformation. https://youtu.be/WgTDplQabRk
I love how Bernards reasons for not reading the book directly refute Fudge’s known attention to accuracy and ‘proofs’. Especially when Bernard’s own books books lack both!
As someone who went to Urshan College and UGST, born and raised in the UPC, and now an ex-UPC survivor for 7 years away from it, I would love to be considered!
There is good reason Dr. Bernard did
not want this book published, and not for the reasons he mentioned. He has spent considerable amount of time and effort to bury his church history and this book along with Thomas Fudge’s first book, Christianity Without the Cross,” does much damage to Dr. Bernard’s attempts to keep his audience dumbed down. Please consider me in the drawing.
I wish some of these writings could be made into documentaries.
Wow! That’s a lot of reasons not to want the book published. Kinda makes me want to read it even more!
If Bernard didn’t want it published, that’s enough reason for me to want to dig into this book!
Realized that I’m approaching my 10 years of freedom this fall. Yay! The “Christianity Without the Cross” book was instrumental in helping my husband and I see the light, and I’d love to read this one as well.
DKB accusing someone of lacking scholarship is the definition of irony and hypocrisy.
I would love to read this book!!! Please consider me!
Interested in the drawing
I would really like to be able to read this book! Sounds very interesting.
Interested !
Interested in the drawing as someone who has lost more than a few friends to this movement.
Interested in the drawing! As someone who grew up in the movement and was protected from its history, Christianity Without the Cross was so eye-opening! Would love to read a similar work done by Fudge.
Our winner is Elizabeth Gray- congratulations!
Next month we will be giving away another book by Thomas Fudge- Heretics and Politics.