Life with Father Divine
New York: Carlton Press, 1971. First Edition. 215pp. Octavo [21 cm] Gray cloth with the title on the backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Item #10948
Father Divine, also known as Reverend Major Jealous Divine, was a Black religious leader who was worshipped by his followers as God and who founded the International Peace Mission movement. The Peace Mission movement supported racial equality with its “Righteous Government Platform" that called for an end to segregation, lynching, and capital punishment. Members lived communally as brothers and sisters in residential hotels called "Heavens," which provided food, shelter, job opportunities (via related businesses operated by the Peace Mission), and religious teaching, and members were to practice celibacy and refrain from using tobacco, alcohol, narcotics, and vulgar language. Its membership reached its height during the Great Depression. Rare.
Price: $250.00