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Salvation on Sand Mountain covers Covington’s involvement with the members of The Church of Jesus Signs Following.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 07:15:52 Boxid IA40258019 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier A haunting exploration of faith, from a preacher convicted of attempted murder to a first-hand account of holiness serpent handling-'One of the best books on American religion from the last 25 years' (Chicago Tribune) For New York Times reporter Dennis Covington, what began as a journalistic assignment-covering the trial of an. Robin Greene, PhD, Psychologist, Watchung, NJ, 07069, (201) 903-9913, I work with individuals, couples and families. This claim was effective because Covington’s use of pathos and ethos, his hard work as a journalist and the numerous months he spent involved in the snake handling church and getting to know the people who worship there. He proves this claim by providing observations of the members and the services at The Church of Jesus Signs Following, telling his personal experiences and showing how he made his discovery that “staying at the church would be suicide,” (Covington 236). ISBN: 0201622920 ISBN13: 9780201622928 Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia by Dennis Covington See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 4.09 - 4.29 Paperback 4.09 - 16.38 Select Condition Like New Unavailable Very Good - Good 4.29 Acceptable 4. In Salvation on Sand Mountain, Dennis Covington claims that he is meant to be a part of the snake handling community but it is in his best interest to leave because it would only lead to hurt for his family, the church and ultimately himself.
The men and women who practice this religion look at the Bible in a literal sense and believe that God will protect them from snake bites and the consequences of drinking strychnine, a deadly poison (Handwerk 2). Theses churches usually only spring up in small towns with close knit communities. Covington, Dennis, Snake cults (Holiness churches), Appalachian Region, Southern - Religious life and customs Publisher Reading, Mass. Gibson Chelsea Gibson English 102-060 OctoNatalie Sypolt Salvation on Sand Mountain Analysis An Outsiders View on a Closed Religion Snake handling is a controversial and often illegal religious ritual that was founded in the 1990’s in the Appalachian region of the United States (Handwerk 1).
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