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This is your chance to receive a new copy of Heretics & Politics: Theology, Power, and Perception in the Last Days of CBC by Thomas Fudge. It is the second book in his series on Oneness Pentecostalism. It covers the United Pentecostal Church sponsored Conquerors Bible College that was founded in Portland, Oregon in 1953 and abruptly closed in 1983.

Fudge attended this college. Former UPCI minister Don Fisher is addressed in this book as he used to be the president. Some will also be interested in his daughter’s memoir, The Uncomfortable Confessions of a Preacher’s Kid, by Ronna Russell.

“The United Pentecostal Church-sponsored Conquerors Bible College was founded in Portland, Oregon in 1953. It closed abruptly in 1983. The denomination attributed the failure of the college to financial causes. Heretics and Politics argues that the financial crisis at CBC was rooted in theological controversy, church politics, conflicting models of education, and sustained suspicions of heresy. In seeking to delineate the several factors which destroyed CBC, historian Thomas A. Fudge has looked closely at the context, critically assessed a wide range of surviving documents, and taken into account the diversity of oral history. The narrative is neither an institutional history nor a biographical account. Instead, it explores the challenge of formal education within the UPC and evaluates the politics of change within that denomination in the Pacific Northwest. Both issues are assessed through the prism of CBC. The story of the last days of CBC illuminates important developments in the Pacific Northwest. The story is told against the broader canvas of events transpiring within American religious history. Heretics and Politics is the first book to deal with any aspect of the history of CBC. Its probing narrative chronicles both institutional upheaval and personal tragedy.”

This giveaway is a drawing. To enter, just leave a comment to show you wish to be included. The drawing will close on September 3, 2026 at 6pm eastern time, after which I will draw a winner.

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

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Watch for our October 1 post where you will have a chance to win a copy of Speaking in Tongues: A Critical Historical Examination Volume 3- The Tongues of Corinth by Philip Blosser & Charles Sullivan.

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This is only open to those with a USA mailing address. There is absolutely no cost to enter.  (Be sure to read to the bottom of this post to discover another book we are giving away this year.)

This is your chance to win a copy of Exodus: Finding Freedom From Oneness Pentecostalism by Jessica Rose Zukas. It was released on August 1 and is her first book. It’s available in paperback, Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.

It is “a collection of poetry for those who have wrestled with spiritual abuse, religious fear, and the painful process of leaving a belief system they once called home.

“Through honest reflections on grief, doubt, courage, and hope, these poems trace the path from unquestioning certainty to the freedom of knowing Christ apart from fear and performance. They give voice to the questions many are afraid to ask and the wounds many carry in silence.”

This giveaway is a drawing. To enter, just leave a comment to show you wish to be included. The drawing will close on August 12, 2026 at 6pm eastern time, after which I will draw a 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. If I know your Facebook profile, I will message you there.

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You may want to subscribe to the email notifications of new blog posts in order to not miss these. While we try to share about our giveaways on social media, those platforms often do not show the posts to many people.

Watch for our September 1 post where you will have a chance to win a copy of Heretics & Politics: Theology, Power, and Perception in the Last Days of CBC by Thomas Fudge.

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This is only open to those with a USA mailing address. We always provide these giveaways at no charge to our readers. (Be sure to read to the bottom of this post to discover two other books we are giving away this year.)

This is your chance to receive a new copy of Preacher Behind the White Hoods: A Critical Examination of William Branham and His Message by John Andrew Collins. John Collins has long operated the William Branham: Historical Research website as well as an accompanying YouTube channel. His research has taken him in many directions, including the United Pentecostal Church.

“An in-depth look into the creation of the Post WWII Healing Revival focusing on the historical perspective of William Marrion Branham, who has been credited by some as the evangelist who both initiated and led the movement. Examine the origins of the evangelist, the men who created him, and the men who influenced his doctrine from his early years as a Southern Indiana minister in the river city of Jeffersonville, Indiana, to his career as an internationally recognized faith healer.

“From his involvement with the Kardashian family in California to his politically-charged sermons supporting the revival of the Ku Klux Klan, William Branham lived a fascinating and unbelievable history connected to the collaboration, influence, and power of recognized public figures and events in American history. Some of those public figures made the F.B.I.’s Top Ten Most Wanted List as they entered the Healing Revival while others became respected ministers of the Gospel. Learn how a handful of men with one common goal orchestrated the events leading to some of the darkest moments in American history. These men pursued their goal through a strategy conceived decades before, while they were secretly planning in the shadows of the night. What was their objective? The ‘Americanization’ of the United States.

“The research is filled with over a thousand footnotes, resources, and quotes from the transcripts of William Branham, Jim Jones, Roy Davis, Congressman William D. Upshaw, and many others. Over a decade of research packed into one book, Preacher Behind the White Hoods: A Critical Examination of William Branham and His Message walks you through the events of William Branham’s life story. Rather than retelling the many versions of the ‘life story’ used to create his stage persona — this book examines the events in the life of the historical William Branham.”

This giveaway is a drawing. To enter, just leave a comment to show you wish to be included. The drawing will close on August 3, 2026 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. If I know your Facebook profile, I will message you there.

Don’t be alarmed if your comment does not immediately show as it may require approval.

You may want to subscribe to the email notifications of new blog posts in order to not miss these. While we try to share about our giveaways on social media, those platforms often do not show the posts to many people.

Watch for our September 1 post where you will have a chance to win a copy of Heretics & Politics: Theology, Power, and Perception in the Last Days of CBC by Thomas Fudge.

In 2026, we’ll also be giving away one copy of Thomas Fudge’s book on the UPCI/Oneness Pentecostalism: Christianity without the Cross: A History of Salvation in Oneness Pentecostalism.

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This is only open to those with a USA mailing address. We always provide these giveaways at no charge to our readers. (Be sure to read to the bottom of this post to discover three other books we are giving away this year.)

This is your chance to receive a new 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 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 UPCI license in 1993 when the affirmation statement started being required of all ministers. Over the years, the UPCI has pushed people out of the organization as they took stands against various beliefs.

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 Bernard 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.”

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

This giveaway is a drawing. To enter, just leave a comment to show you wish to be included. The drawing will close on July 3, 2026 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. If I know your Facebook profile, I will message you there.

Don’t be alarmed if your comment does not immediately show as it may require approval.

You may want to subscribe to the email notifications of new blog posts in order to not miss these. While we try to share about our giveaways on social media, those platforms often do not show the posts to many people.

Watch for our August 1 post where you will have a chance to win a copy of Preacher Behind the White Hoods: A Critical Examination of William Branham and His Message by John Andrew Collins.

In 2026, we’ll also be giving away one copy of each of Thomas Fudge’s books on the UPCI/Oneness Pentecostalism (Christianity without the Cross: A History of Salvation in Oneness Pentecostalism and Heretics & Politics: Theology, Power, and Perception in the Last Days of CBC).

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