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Nineteen-year-old Bill Shunn is a man on a mission--a Mormon mission, that is, trolling for converts door-to-door a thousand miles from home. This riveting memoir--by turns hilarious, provocative, and thrilling--traces his accidental journey from that humble beginning to hunted fugitive and international terrorist. A seventh-generation Mormon, steeped since birth in the gospel according to Joseph Smith, Shunn yearns to lose himself in the solace of sincere belief. But with his few close friendships, his dreams of writing, and his very life on hold, he can't help resenting the imposition of missionary service and the monastic lifestyle it demands. When conflicts with his fellow "elders" spur him to an ill-fated flight for freedom, the stage is set for the ultimate showdown between obedience and agency. Like the charismatic prophet Smith--whose own incredible story casts eerie echoes through Shunn's--the young missionary will brave arrest and incarceration in a desperate bid to prove his worthiness, not just to those around him but to himself. Now, with hard-won wisdom and compassion for his younger self, Shunn recounts the harrowing pilgrimage--rife with good intentions, noble ideal

Who reads The Accidental Terrorist : Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary?

Author

William Shunn; OverDrive, Inc

Publisher

Sinister Regard

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781941928547

Category

religious

Subjects

Philosophy, Christian, Memoir

Rating

4.33 / 5 (86 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14