Those Elusive True Values

Journey to the Center of the Armstrong World

Henry Sturcke

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Henry Sturcke
01 April 2020

Memoirs; History; Religious fundamentalism; Christianity; Christian & quasi-Christian cults & sects

Like many boomers, Henry Sturcke headed to California as a youth. While others sought sun and surf or hoped to break into the music or movie industries, he sought spiritual enlightenment. Not at the feet of an oriental swami or a psychedelic guru, but from a purveyor of fundamentalist doom and hope. Henry entered Ambassador College, although he had already graduated from a leading university. Ambassador was the educational arm of the Worldwide Church of God, both founded by Herbert Armstrong, one of the most colorful figures in the history of American religion. While there, Henry experienced the disconfirmation Worldwide's expectation of an imminent end-time as well as scandal surrounding Armstrong's flamboyant son, televangelist Garner Ted. Yet Henry remained a true believer in the church's calling and soon began making his own contributions to its media outreach.

By: Henry Sturcke
Imprint: Henry Sturcke
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 431g
ISBN: 9783952522707
ISBN 10: 3952522708
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Henry Sturcke, born in New Jersey, studied photojournalism at Boston University and theology at Ambassador College, Pasadena. After stints as a correspondent in Brussels and Washington, he was ordained as a minister of the Worldwide Church of God, a strict fundamentalist sect living in expectation of the imminent end of the world. He served congregations in Canada, the U.S., Germany, and Switzerland before resigning and earning a Th.D. at the University of Zürich, after which he entered the ministry of the Reformed Church in Switzerland.