An Imperfect Rapture

Synopsis

In The Foursquare Pentecostal Church In The 1960s, Kelly J. Beard’s Mother Saw Demons, Though Those Demons Ended Up Being Nothing Like Beard’s Childhood Self Imagined. An Earnest Memoir About The Destructive Influences Of Poverty And Fundamentalism, Beard’s An Imperfect Rapture Bears Witness To Their Legacy. Beard’s Parents Were Deeply Invested In Each Other, Often At The Expense Of Their Children. When They Transformed Into Strict Fundamentalists, The Family Entered A 'spiritual And Financial Vise' With Lasting Repercussions. From Authoritarian Parents To Abusive Siblings, The Trauma In This Memoir Is Phenomenal And Harrowing. Beard Doesn’t Distance Herself From The Miraculous Or The Horrific. Rather, She Names Both Experiences As Real And Claims Her Heritage In Each.--provided By Publisher. Kelly J. Beard.