{"product_id":"book-aaur","title":"The Unlikely Disciple","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo drinking.\u003cbr\u003eNo smoking.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo cursing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo dancing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo R-rated movies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKevin Roose wasn't used to rules like these. As a sophomore at \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:placename w:st=\"on\"\u003eBrown  \u003c\/st1:placename\u003e\u003cst1:placetype w:st=\"on\"\u003eUniversity\u003c\/st1:placetype\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e, he spent his days drinking fair-trade coffee, singing in an a cappella group, and fitting right in with Brown's free-spirited, ultra-liberal student body. But when Roose leaves his Ivy League confines to spend a semester at \u003cst1:placename w:st=\"on\"\u003eLiberty  \u003c\/st1:placename\u003e\u003cst1:placetype w:st=\"on\"\u003eUniversity\u003c\/st1:placetype\u003e, a conservative Baptist school in \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003eLynchburg\u003c\/st1:city\u003e, \u003cst1:state w:st=\"on\"\u003eVirginia\u003c\/st1:state\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e, obedience is no longer optional.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003eLiberty\u003c\/st1:city\u003e is the late Reverend Jerry Falwell's \"Bible Boot Camp\" for young evangelicals, his training ground for the next generation of \u003cst1:country-region w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eAmerica\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:country-region\u003e's Religious Right. \u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eLiberty\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:city\u003e's ten thousand undergraduates take courses like Evangelism 101, hear from guest speakers like Sean Hannity and Karl Rove, and follow a forty-six-page code of conduct that regulates every aspect of their social lives. Hoping to connect with his evangelical peers, Roose decides to enroll at \u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003eLiberty\u003c\/st1:city\u003e as a new transfer student, leaping across the God Divide and chronicling his adventures in this daring report from the front lines of \u003cst1:country-region w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eAmerica\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:country-region\u003e's culture war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis journey takes him from an evangelical hip-hop concert to choir practice at Falwell's legendary \u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:placename w:st=\"on\"\u003eThomas  \u003c\/st1:placename\u003e\u003cst1:placename w:st=\"on\"\u003eRoad  \u003c\/st1:placename\u003e\u003cst1:placename w:st=\"on\"\u003eBaptist  \u003c\/st1:placename\u003e\u003cst1:placetype w:st=\"on\"\u003eChurch\u003c\/st1:placetype\u003e\u003c\/st1:place\u003e. He experiments with prayer, participates in a spring break mission trip to \u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003eDaytona Beach\u003c\/st1:city\u003e (where he learns to preach the gospel to partying coeds), and pays a visit to Every Man's \u003cst1:city w:st=\"on\"\u003e\u003cst1:place w:st=\"on\"\u003eBattle\u003c\/st1:place\u003e\u003c\/st1:city\u003e, an on-campus support group for chronic masturbators. He meets pastors' kids, closet doubters, Christian rebels, and conducts what would be the last print interview of Rev. Falwell's life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHilarious and heartwarming, respectful and thought-provoking, THE UNLIKELY DISCIPLE will inspire and entertain believers and nonbelievers alike.","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49349883461936,"sku":"BDaaur","price":16.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/aaur-Square-cover.jpg?v=1779303120","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-aaur","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}