{"product_id":"parson-campbells-breakthrough-bert-johnston-9781448619146","title":"Parson Campbell's Breakthrough: A Novel of the 1950s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn his first Sunday as pastor of a rural Virginia church, newly-minted minister Eddie Campbell discovers that his leading elder is an apostle of racism.\u003c\/strong\u003e Eddie's own more liberal views soon put him at serious odds with Mr. Melon, and others in his congregation. Eddie persists, but finds his own faith tested by challenges in his ministry and crises in his family life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the 1950s, \u003cstrong\u003eParson Campbell's Breakthrough\u003c\/strong\u003e tells a story of a close-knit southern community encountering changing social norms about race that force them to confront their longstanding beliefs and prejudices. Answers don't come easily, and not all hearts are changed, but in the end Eddie achieves a breakthrough he could not have imagined on his first Sunday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBert Johnston is a retired Presbyterian minister who served churches throughout the South and Midwest. He writes from a Christian perspective, but preaches no sermons. Readers of Jan Karon's \u003cem\u003eMitford \u003c\/em\u003enovels will enjoy \u003cstrong\u003eParson Campbell's Breakthrough\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bert Johnston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1448619149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448619146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Bert Johnston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439178232063,"sku":"9781448619146","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_991f8bf3-32e6-40bd-885b-05af420e2c66.jpg?v=1777175964","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/parson-campbells-breakthrough-bert-johnston-9781448619146","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}