LORD OF THE SECOND COMING: A Rare Look Inside The Terrifying World Of The Moonies.

grey hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. couple of tiny specks on the edges. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. rubbed at flap edges, top missing couple of small strips, spine rubbed top & bottom, not price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition. first printing ( nap). 175p+ "an appeal" & notes. religion. biography. politics. unification church. reverend sun myung moon. korean history. history of christianity. ~ They call themselves the "One True Family" ~others call them "The Moonies"~ A story of unusual depth and insight, Lord of the Second Advent takes the reader on an all~too~real journey inside one of the most sinister, mind~controlling cults at work in America~The Unification Church, more commonly known as "The Moonies." Author Steve Kemperman avoids typical moralizing as he recounts the gradual process by which he was sucked into the mire of confusion and total mental and emotional dependence on the "One True Family" of the self~declared "Lord of the Second Advent, " Sun Myung Moon. The way back to freedom was not easy or quick and at times was terrifying as Kemperman was twice kidnapped for deprogramming. Today he revels in the "freedom to believe in God" and tells a story of hope for those who are struggling to escape the Moonies and other cults, and for families affected by this tragedy.…