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Jesus Freaks: A True Story of Murder and Madness on the Evangelical Edge, by Don Lattin

“There are (Jesus Freaks other than David Koresh), though not as deadly, who are part of this fold. Falling in this category is David Berg. The son of a preacher man and woman, Berg, as described in Jesus Freaks, was a second-rate evangelist. His momma, however, had the gift, though, try as he might, he couldn’t quite match her fervor on the pulpit. But perhaps God — or Lucifer, depending upon your viewpoint — smiled upon him because when his mother died, he stepped fully into the evangelical light. A few potential church scandals notwithstanding, he began collecting worshippers, many of them young. Which fully prepared him for Haight-Ashbury and its Summer of Love.” Read the review at Bookslut.

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