THERE IS SOMETHING I NEED YOUR HELP WITH. Right now, I am 70% of the way through my update and rewrite of the Second Edition of my 1994 book, “The Serpent & the Cross”. This has been described as “an encyclopaedic exposé of the historical development and modern growth of Neo-Gnosticism (otherwise known as the ‘New Consciousness’ or ‘New Age’) in both the secular world and the visible Church”. It is essentially a history of occultism in all its forms, from the time of the ascension of Christ to the present day. This is a serious tome for those who want to understand the way that spiritual history has developed — which is essentially ‘Church history’ because all history during the last 2000 years has been Church history — whether emanating from darkness or from the Light. I reckon it will be 850-pages when I have finished, which will probably be in March.

What I am trying to ascertain is this: Is there enough interest in such a book to warrant getting it printed as a distributable paperback, or should I just privately distribute it as an eBook to my friends and sponsors. At the moment, the latter option is what I am working towards, which is fine by me. I love doing my work for those who want to read in depth — which is comparatively few — so I will at least know that the eBook will be in the right hands.🙂

Here are brief extracts from just two of the many similar reviews of the first edition to give you a taste of its scope:

“This is a tract for the times, a block-busting apologia for revealed religion, a bulldozer to clear away pseudo-Christianity and bring the Church back to her Founder… For reference and for up-to-date quotations, this heavyweight should be in every Minister’s study and every public library — now”
(The English Churchman).

“A soundly researched book which is almost encyclopaedic in its content. The contents of The Serpent and the Cross may surprise and even alarm many, but it should be read by every Minister and Christian”
(Blythswood Book News).

So all I am saying here is this: Can you change my mind about it being an eBook for just my closest amigos? I agree with the above reviewer that this book “should be read by every Minister and Christian”. But when those reviews were written, there was no internet or social media to dumb people down. There were also many more local churches which had a ministry of the Word rather than the superficial (and often heretical) happy-clappy ministry absurd which has now infected most so-called fellowships. In those days, thirty years ago, most genuine Christians would happily wade through large books to educate themselves. They preferred Black Forest Gateau to doughnuts! But that was thirty years ago! Today, I would not want to waste a sponsor’s hard-earned money on printing a paperback book for nothing (and I do have sponsorship lined up for it, if necessary). So my question is this: Would there be enough interest in such a book today as a printed paperback edition among those who are in my wider circle and beyond? This is why I am putting out this post.

I look forward to your responses. You can either make a comment directly on this post or you can send an email to diakrisis-project@outlook.com . Over to you…

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