{"product_id":"identity-church-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Identity Church: (a memoir) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eK. C. Phipps\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA true account of being possessed by a shadow \u003c\/b\u003eplanted in the mind during childhood, back in an Appalachian town steeped in Evangelical super faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the events are firmly rooted in the 'real' world \u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e such as at a summer camp that prepares children for the end of the world, or in a psychiatric hospital listening to patients channel God through VCRs, or isolating in the Vermont wilderness to perform a self-exorcism \u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e most of this story takes place in the dissolving landscape of the author's sanity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book explores themes of mental health, generational trauma, identity, and the divine. Though the subject matter is often bleak, Phipps's tone is steadily humorous without being flippant; reverent without being righteous. It handles taboo subject matter with careful deftness, vulnerable honesty, and, above all else, humanity.\u003ci\u003eAll rise for: \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eIDENTITY CHURCH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(a memoir).\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45533584687239,"sku":"9798312079609","price":22.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/olnEciJ4lb9798312079609.webp?v=1786708216","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/identity-church-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}