The Neocatechumenate Way has been a sign of contention and a source of division within the Catholic Church for many years. Some claim the Way is a blessing of the Spirit, but many consider it to be... More > dangerous in doctrine and methodology; and compare it to a sect, calling it "a church within the Church".< Less
Cult of the Comet takes place in a dark future. It features a fallen astronaut turned gritty private eye and a cult leader on a mission to grab interstellar travel. A Motherland Security police state... More > and evil elders rule most of the world. Mutants control the rest. The race is on as a comet, which is the final visitation of an alien race, heads for perihelion at earth. This is a full length novel with action and twists from beginning to end.< Less
Cult of the Comet is a full length novel that takes place in a dark future. It features a fallen astronaut turned gritty private eye and a cult leader on a mission to grab interstellar travel. A... More > Motherland Security police state and evil elders rule most of the world. Mutants control the rest. The race is on as a comet, which is the final visitation of an alien race, heads for perihelion at earth.< Less
Horror and fantasy mix as the wanderer Tzu Lung discovers in a remote province evidence of an ancient, inhuman power that has brought whole kingdoms under a terrible sway.
This 7300 word short story... More > is complete to itself, but part of a cycle that starts with "Sweet as Blood, Biting as a Sword" and continues with "Pacts of the River Gods" and then "Shadow of Heaven". As an author, I attempt to write characters caught up in worlds of mystery and horror, keeping an eye to verismilitude and psychological depth. I try to avoid most of the tedious cliches of fantasy fiction, writing for adults, mixing exoticism with gripping characterization and strong plots. My influences in fiction include H. P. Lovecraft, Robert Howard, George R. R. Martin, Roger Zelazny and Michael Moorcook.< Less
An investigation into an Oregon based cult, and other phenomena, based on fact and conjecture, by Frank Bond Beaumier. This is Volume One of two volumes.
An investigation into an Oregon based cult, and other phenomena, based on fact and conjecture, by Frank Bond Beaumier. This is Volume One of two volumes.
This book explores some of the controversies and historical gaps that confront those seeking an historical Christ, before presenting a coherent and historically verifiable narrative that explains the... More > motivations and context for the creation of the Christian Church in the 4th century CE. Searching for an historical Christ has been a popular effort of several scholars over the last half-century, obscuring the common understanding prior to the 20th century that the Gospels were fiction. Many obstacles stand in the way of modern historical investigations: problems in archeology, Biblical analysis, theology and dogma, among others. These conflicts are easily resolved when the origin of Christianity is placed within the proper time and place. As a 4th century Roman artifact, the theology and dogma of the Church are products of their time, and the lack of 1st century material is no longer mysterious.< Less
This book explores some of the controversies and historical gaps that confront those seeking an historical Christ, before presenting a coherent and historically verifiable narrative that explains the... More > motivations and context for the creation of the Christian Church in the 4th century CE. Searching for an historical Christ has been a popular effort of several scholars over the last half-century, obscuring the common understanding prior to the 20th century that the Gospels were fiction. Many obstacles stand in the way of modern historical investigations: problems in archeology, Biblical analysis, theology and dogma, among others. These conflicts are easily resolved when the origin of Christianity is placed within the proper time and place. As a 4th century Roman artifact, the theology and dogma of the Church are products of their time, and the lack of 1st century material is no longer mysterious.< Less
