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Jan 1, 1905 — Jan 1, 1984· 79 yrs

UNITED STATES AUTHOR · EVANGELISTIC SERMONS · CHRISTIAN LIFE

Charles G. Finney

Also known as: Charles Grandison Finney

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Charles G. Finney was an American journalist and author, known primarily for his first novel The Circus of Doctor Lao, which won the inaugural National Book Award in 1935 for Most Original Book. His stories combine modernism and fantasy in a unique way that was an influence on many authors, notably Ray Bradbury. He served with the US Army in the late 20s, which is the subject of his only autobiographical work, the Old China Hands. He lived most of his life in Pima, Arizona where he worked as a newspaper reporter. He was named after his great grandfather, Charles Grandison Finney, who was one of the most famous preachers of his day. Source

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There are many people who feel that unbelief has rarely, if ever, been more prevalent in our country than at this time, especially among young people.

— from The Spirit-Filled Life, 2000

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Love Is Not a Special Way of Feeling

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What's the opposite of love? If you said "hate" - you need this book. This is an excerpt from Finney's "Systematic Theology". It is not easy reading, but if you stick with it, it will change you.

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The circus of Dr. Lao

1935

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Abalone, Arizona, is a sleepy southwestern town whose chief concerns are boredom and surviving the Great Depression—that is, until the circus of Dr. Lao arrives and immensely and irrevocably changes the lives of everyone drawn to its tents. Expecting a sideshow spectacle, the citizens of Abalone instead confront and learn profound lessons from the mythical made real—a chimera, a Medusa, a talking sphinx, a sea serpent, witches, the Hound of the Hedges, a werewolf, a mermaid, an ancient god, and the elusive, ever-changing Dr. Lao himself. The circus unfolds, spinning magical, dark strands that ensnare the town’s populace: the sea serpent’s tale shatters love’s illusions; the fortune-teller’s shocking pronouncements toll the tedium and secret dread of every person’s life; sensual undercurrents pour forth for men and women alike; and the dead walk again. Dazzling and macabre, literary and philosophical, The Circus of Dr. Lao has been acclaimed as a masterpiece of speculative fiction and influenced such writers as Ray Bradbury.

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Prevailing Prayer

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