Pr eface expertise. Thanks also to those scholars and others who sent photos for use in the book. I am surrounded by a great circle of relatives, including Bill and Margaret Bulman, Reta Lutes, Norman and Phyllis Gillcash, my stepmother Mary Beverley, David and Darlene Keirstead, Gerry and Judy Gillcash, Cindy Beverley, James A. Beverley (my namesake) and Mary Jo BeverleyÂ, Lorne and Linda Gillcash, Billy and Nancy Bulman, Jack and Grace Stultz, and Keith and Mary Beverley. My twin brother Bob Beverley is a constant source of love and enthusiasm. As ever, and most important, I am so grateful to my immediate family to whom this book is dedicated: my wife Gloria, our adult children, Derek and Andrea, and Julien, our son-in-law. And, during the last year of research and writing, our granddaughter DorothĂŠe arrived and she is a wonderful gift from God. James A. Beverley Professor of Christian Thought and Ethics Tyndale Seminary, Toronto, Canada Associate Director Institute for the Study of American Religion Santa Barbara, USA February 2009 jamesbeverley@sympatico.ca www.jimbeverley.com
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