Higher Ground
A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost
Abstract
A riveting memoir of one woman's immersion into fundamentalist faith, and her decision twenty years later to leave it all behind. Beautifully written and powerfully told, this memoir is a fascinating look at the nature of faith, and the inspiring story of one woman's struggle to find her place in the world. Originally published as This Dark World, this book has been adapted into the screenplay Higher Ground, now a film directed by and starring Vera Farmiga.
Carolyn Briggs grew up with modest means in the Iowa Heartland. Pregnant at seventeen and married to her musician boyfriend, by the age of eighteen she found herself with little hope for the future. Until an unexpected encounter with the Divine.
Soon she had immersed herself into a close-knit and patriarchal New Testament church. But as Carolyn began to realize that her religion left little room for what she wanted out of life-as a mother, as a wife, as an intellectually curious woman-cracks began to appear in her all-encompassing sense of faith, and slowly she began to question the religion that had given her hope.
Schlagworte
Religion in America Women's History American Studies- 1–12 Lost 1–12
- 13–25 Cheat 13–25
- 26–47 Rogue 26–47
- 48–67 Eric 48–67
- 68–79 Shorn 68–79
- 80–96 Salvation 80–96
- 97–114 Quitting the World 97–114
- 115–135 Rapture 115–135
- 136–153 Anointed 136–153
- 154–175 Saints 154–175
- 176–183 Lovesong 176–183
- 184–197 This Dark World 184–197
- 198–216 The Sisters 198–216
- 217–230 Betrayal 217–230
- 231–243 Wilderness 231–243
- 244–253 Travail 244–253
- 254–266 The Ties that Bind 254–266
- 267–273 Age of Reason 267–273
- 274–289 Deluge 274–289
- 290–304 Ireland 290–304
- 305–306 Acknowledgments 305–306
- 307–308 A Note on the Author 307–308
- 309–310 A Note on the Type 309–310