The Peace Mission Movement by Mother Divine
Foreword In the year 1884, the History of Montgomery County edited by Theodore W. Bean was published. This was a comprehensive, 1200 page history of Montgomery Country in Pennsylvania, covering the hundred years beginning with 1784 when, on September 10, Montgomery County was established as a political entity. The Montgomery County Federation of Historical Societies [...]
Condescension of God
As revealed by Father Divine to Dr. Levi Petrus of Sweden. Copyright 1957 by St. John Evangelist and James Hope. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publishers. This book is not for sale. Printed in The United States of America. Foreword For more than fifty [...]
Book: God comes to America: Father Divine and The Peace Mission Movement
by Kenneth E. Burnham “At last a study that takes seriousely one of the most controvercial, important, and neglected religious leaders of the twentieth century – Father Divine, whom thousands believed to be God incarnate. Based on rare source materials, this readable account traces Father Divine’s career, spells out his theological position and economic message, [...]
Book: Promised Land: Father Divine’s Interracial Communities in Ulster County, New York
The author, Carleton Mabee, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. A retired Professor of History at SUNY, New Paltz, Mabee is the author of several books related to the mid-Hudson region. He lives in Ulster County, in Gardiner. Author Mabee found himself fascinated by the Divine movement from the time he was a student at Columbia University [...]