Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia

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 Alabama pastor convicted of attempting to murder his wife with poisonous snakes-would evolve into a headlong plunge into a bizarre, mysterious, and ultimately irresistible world of unshakable faith: the world of holiness snake handling.Set in the heart of Appalachia, Salvation on Sand Mountain is Covington’s unsurpassed and chillingly captivating exploration of the nature, power, and extremity of faith-an exploration that gradually turns inward, until Covington finds himself taking up the snakes.

Author: Dennis Covington
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 08/01/2009
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780306818363
Language: English