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1915 · rif. 20763 — Zarephath New Jersey: The Pentecostal Union 1915. First Edition First Printing. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. VEGETARIANISM AS A RELIGIOUS CONVICTION. A radical 1915 manifesto on religious vegetarianism by the first woman bishop in the United States-and the controversial founder of the Pillar of Fire Church. Published at the church's Zarephath headquarters this treatise presents physical purity as a religious obligation revealing the dietary and moral convictions of a leader who would later become a prominent apologist for the Ku Klux Klan and the first woman to become a bishop in the United States. An unusual early American treatment of vegetarianism by one of the most controversial figures in twentieth-century religious history. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: ORIGINAL 1915 EDITION WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND CHURCH ADVERTISEMENTS. Original maroon cloth with silver-stamped titles. Duodecimo 7.5 inches tall. 213 10 pages. Illustrated with full-page drawings. Ten pages of advertisements feature photographs of Pillar of Fire educational and religious facilities together with publications issued by the movement. Published by the Pentecostal Union at Zarephath New Jersey the headquarters of White's religious organization. CONDITION: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and square with minimal shelf handling wear. Maroon cloth remains attractive and the silver stamping is relatively bright. Text clean with light even age-toning. Previous owner's name stamp on the front pastedown. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - RELIGIOUS REFORM AND ITS CONTRADICTIONS A WOMAN BISHOP AND THE HOLINESS MOVEMENT. Alma Bridwell White founded the Pillar of Fire movement after breaking with mainstream Methodism. Her religious teachings emphasized personal holiness strict moral conduct and disciplined living. Vegetarianism formed part of this approach linking bodily health with spiritual responsibility. A COMPLICATED LEGACY. White's advocacy of women's religious leadership and dietary reform stands in sharp contrast to her later public support for the Ku Klux Klan and its discriminatory ideology. Why I Do Not Eat Meat offers a revealing look at the intersection of religious conviction vegetarianism animal welfare and social reform in early twentieth-century America. GENRES: Vegetarian Literature Religious History American Religious Movements Holiness Movement Women's Religious Leadership Health Reform Animal Welfare Social Reform Early Twentieth-Century Americana SUBJECTS: Alma Bridwell White Why I Do Not Eat Meat Vegetarianism Pillar of Fire Church Pentecostal Union Zarephath New Jersey Women Bishops Holiness Movement Christian Dietary Reform Animal Ethics Religious Vegetarianism American Religious History Ku Klux Klan Religious Extremism Women's Religious Leadership Health Reform The Pentecostal Union unknown books