{"product_id":"this-surrender-samuel-michael-stirpe-9798385285969","title":"This Surrender: From Joseph Smith to Marcion","description":"At twenty-nine, Stirpe was a heavy metal drummer and a former Mormon missionary, one that traded his priesthood for a fierce, determined atheism. He thought he had all the answers, and nothing could change it. But in October 2019, everything changed. In the most frightening moment of his life, Stirpe had a massive stroke that should have killed him. His life completely transformed, and when people told him God had a plan for his survival, his atheism only doubled down. If a God existed, he was the one who had just tried to kill Stirpe. But only a few years later, his life changed once again. This Surrender: From Joseph Smith to Marcion is a memoir of spiritual and physical survival. It follows Stirpe's journey from the rigid structure of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the void of secularism and finally to the unexpected sanctuary he found in the lost second-century Christianity of Marcion of Sinope. This is not a traditional testimony of returning to the fold. This is the story of a man who had to lose his health and his history to find a Gnosis that was already embedded in his soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel Michael Stirpe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798385285969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Resource Publications (CA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.29d","brand":"Samuel Michael Stirpe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546692358399,"sku":"9798385285969","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-surrender-samuel-michael-stirpe-9798385285969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}