{"product_id":"the-oracles-daughter-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-american-cult","title":"The OracleS Daughter: The Rise And Fall Of An American Cult","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Gripping Chronicle Of The Rise And Fall Of A WomanLed CultAnd The Enduring Allure Of Extremism Across AmericaS Turbulent Religious History.On A Cool Fall Night In 1999, TwentySixYearOld Sarah Green Crept Out Of Her House, Retrieved A Backpack From Its Hiding Place, And Ran For Her Life. She Was Escaping Not Just The Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps, A Paramilitary Religious Cult Operating Out Of The New Mexico Desert, But Also The Punishments And Cruelty Of The CultS LeaderHer Mother, Deborah.In The OracleS Daughter, Harrison Hill Traces The Fascinating Beginnings And Violent End Of Acmtc, From Its Early Days As An Outgrowth Of The 1960S Counterculture To Its Descent Into ConspiracyFueled Abuse. This Is The Story Of Three WomenDeborah, The GroupS Founder And SelfProclaimed Oracle; Maura, One Of Its First Members; And Sarah, DeborahS DaughterBound Together By A Punitive, Baroque Set Of Radical Beliefs And Practices, Including Exorcism, Kidnapping, And The Horrific Mistreatment Of Those Who Fell Out Of The Leaders Favor. With A Dramatic, Deeply Researched Narrative Tracing The Strange Twists And Turns Of The CountryS Religious Development, The OracleS Daughter Illuminates The Porous Boundary Between The Fringe And The MainstreamAnd Shows How Much More Vulnerable We Are To Extremism Than We Might Like To Think.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47954199412981,"sku":"DADAX166801887X","price":44.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71Yq2E5nmGL.jpg?v=1775502848","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/the-oracles-daughter-the-rise-and-fall-of-an-american-cult","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}