Test of Faith by Lauren Pond HARDBACK 9780822370345

Test of Faith\nby Lauren Pond\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Lauren Pond\nTitle: Test of Faith\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Individual photographers\nPublisher: Duke University Press\nPublication year: 2017\nISBN-13: 9780822370345\nISBN-10: 0822370344\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nPentecostal serpent handlers, also known as Signs Followers, hold a literal interpretation of a verse in the New Testament\u2019s Gospel of Markwhich states that, among other abilities, true believers shall be able to \u201Ctake up serpents.\u201D For more than a century members of this uniquely Appalachian religious tradition have handled venomous snakes during their worship services, risking death as evidence of their unwavering faith. Despite scores of deaths from snakebite and the closur.