Excerpt from Reminiscences of Early Circuit Life Some of the incidents of this volume were occasionally used as illustrations in the course of my ministry. Brethren would often solicit them for publication, but I never thought them of sufficient importance for the public eye. Ministers and others whose judgment I greatly respected, urged the matter so earnestly that I began fo feel that perhaps I ought to yield to their solicitations. Two of my most intimate and judicious friends, whose Opinions had great weight with me, viz: Doctor Hiram Mattison and Rev. J. C. Vandercook, were very urgent in the case, and kindly requested me either to put them in manuscript myself, or give them the outline and they would prepare them for the press. I finally consented, that if God should spare my life, till I had leisure from the pressing duties of large and responsible churches, I would prepare them for one of the church papers. About a year ago Rev. Doctor Warren, editor of the Northern Christian Advocate, requested me to prepare a series of articles, giving my recollections of early times, and being at that time pastor of a small, intelligent church where I had more time for mental labor than at any former period of my busy life, I concluded that the time had come for me to fulfil my promise to my dear departed brethren. The articles were kindly received by the public. Many wrote commendatory testimonials and urged me to continue the articles and put them in book form. The Central New York Conference, the Cazenovia District Conference, and many distinguished men from different parts of the country, urged their publication in a volume. Thus, without any design on my part, I was led to comply with their request. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Reminiscences of Early Circuit Life (Classic Reprint)

Biographies & Memoirs

James, Erwin

Memoirs

Forgotten Books

Born in Somerset in 1957 to itinerant Scottish parents, Erwin James lost his mother when he was seven. Shipped from home to home and subject to the whims of various caregivers after his father turned to alcohol and violence, he committed his first crime of breaking and entering when he was ten. His teenage and early adult years were spent drifting, and his petty crime turned increasingly violent, culminating in the terrible events for which he was jailed for life in 1984. Entering prison at 27, James struggled to come to terms with the enormity of his crimes and a future without purpose or hope. Then he met Joan, a prison psychologist, who helped him to confront the painful truth of his past, and to understand how it had shaped him from such a young age. Her sessions transformed his life. Encouraged to read and to educate himself, over the next twenty years Erwin James would go on to receive a BA in History, and become a regular columnist for the Guardian. Speaking to the very heart of the human condition, this is a book that offers no excuses - only the need to understand how we become who we become, and shows that no matter how far a person may fall, redemption is possible with the right kind of help. It is an important and timely memoir.

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Redeemable: A Memoir of Darkness and Hope

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Born in Somerset in 1957 to itinerant Scottish parents, Erwin James lost his mother when he was seven. Shipped from home to home and subject to the whims of various caregivers after his father turned to alcohol and violence, he committed his first crime of breaking and entering when he was ten. His teenage and early adult years were spent drifting, and his petty crime turned increasingly violent, culminating in the terrible events for which he was jailed for life in 1984.
Entering prison at 27, James struggled to come to terms with the enormity of his crimes and a future without purpose or hope. Then he met Joan, a prison psychologist, who helped him to confront the painful truth of his past, and to understand how it had shaped him from such a young age. Her sessions transformed his life. Encouraged to read and to educate himself, over the next twenty years Erwin James would go on to receive a BA in History, and become a regular columnist for the Guardian.
Speaking to the very heart of the human condition, this is a book that offers no excuses--only the need to understand how we become who we become, and shows that no matter how far a person may fall, redemption is possible with the right kind of help. It is an important and timely memoir.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Bloomsbury USA

19 years ago, Erwin James was sentenced to life imprisonment. Over the past five years, he has written powerfully about prison life for the Guardian. The Home Stretch picks up where the enormously popular A Life Inside left off. Like his previous book, this does not glorify wrongdoing, nor does it seek to justify the crimes of its author or any other prisoners. However, with one eye to the outside world, this book sets out to answer some of the questions raised by his first collection of articles. James considers the nature of freedom, and what exactly his life will look like when he is eventually released. He also talks candidly—and with great wit—about the unexpected way the world has changed during his imprisonment. This book asks how someone who has been imprisoned for so long deals with a life beyond the prison gates.

Home Stretch : A Prisoner's Notebook

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

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Nineteen years ago, while still in his twenties, Erwin James was sentenced to life imprisonment. Over the past three years, he has written about prison life for the Guardian. This book brings together these pieces. In A Life Inside, James writes about learning the who, what, why and when of the prison world. He describes the struggle to keep sane; the dynamics of paranoia and solidarity between men forced into years of co-existence; and the commitment that it takes to prepare for life outside. Along the way, James introduces us to other prisoners. There is Rinty, the big Dundonian and enthusiastic fan of Antiques Roadshow; Cody, the elderly former sergeant who still protests his innocence after twenty-four years; and Felix the Gambler - serial schemer and sometime Buddhist. It is through their stories, told with humour and warmth, the James reveals the reality of prison life.

A Life Inside: A Prisoner's Notebook

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Reminiscences of Early Circuit Life (Classic Reprint)

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Redeemable: A Memoir of Darkness and Hope

Redeemable: A Memoir of Darkness and Hope

Home Stretch : A Prisoner's Notebook

A Life Inside: A Prisoner's Notebook