Berthoud Community Library District

Elmer Gantry, a golden-tongued evangelist, who rises to power within his church- a saver of souls who lives a life of duplicity, sensuality and ruthless self-indulgence. This work has been called the most penetrating study of hypocrisy that has been written since the works of Voltaire.

Seventeen-year-old queer adoptee Manny, now homeless, sets out to find his sister Elena, who is still enmeshed in Christ's Dominion, the community that abandoned him, but the journey is fraught with danger, as he is forced to confront the religious trauma from his past.

An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall, and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. In the 1970s and 180s, Tammy Faye and her husband, Jim Bakker, rose from humble beginnings to create the world2s largest religious broadcasting network and theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance, and prosperity. Tammy Faye was legendary for her indelible eyelashes, her idiosyncratic singing, and her eagerness to embrace...

Although dismayed and embarrassed when his father takes him on the road to get rich preaching the word of God, fourteen-year-old Steven finds himself caught up in the money and the things it can buy.

Franklin Graham is preparing to share a lifetime of personal memories, anecdotes, and lessons that he has learned from his father in Through My Father's Eyes -- a book that has taken almost twelve years to complete. "My father's image will remain etched in my mind and his voice will ring in my ears," says Franklin Graham. "The lessons I have learned through my father's eyes have anchored me and made me realize that what he taught me was what he also...

Evangelist Elijah Book is a fearless warrior for God, or so he believes. When a helpless infant is entrusted to his care, his zeal becomes sidetracked as the fate of an innocent child rests with a woman Eli must trust in spite of himself. Storms of hurt and bitterness threaten to overwhelm Lily Nolan after the death of her husband and child. If there is a God, how could He abandon her so completely? Can she risk opening her heart to the orphaned Samuel?...

With consistent historical depth and an engaging narrative style, Herors of History Chronicles the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course of history.

A black evangelist's affair with a sultry nightclub singer.

Early 1920s Manhattan detective Gilda Carr is cynical about a family of eccentric street preachers who believe in "electric resurrection," until her long-dead mother walks in her front door.

Three friends, rescued from the rubble of an earthquake, miraculously healed of their injuries--then gifted with mysterious powers. Working together, they're an evangelical dream team. But what will happen to their ministry when their brand-new gifts suddenly vanish?