Roy Adams Publishes His Memoir

CUC alumnus and former editor of the Adventist Review, Roy Adams, has published his memoir, Beams of Heaven Guiding Me.  The book can be purchased online from Amazon and Barnes and Noble.  What follows is the publisher's press release for this book.

Beams of Heaven Guiding Me ventures into some of the most sensitive – and usually forbidden – territory regarding the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s inner workings. The newly released memoir of former Adventist Review and Adventist World associate editor Roy Adams is published by Outskirts Press.

Adams’ memoir begins like many others of its genre, but before it’s done, it candidly addresses some very delicate issues, even when these revelations come at Adams’ own expense.

Beams of Heaven Guiding Me includes some of the most arresting behind-the-scenes experiences of the author’s life. Adams writes, for example, about the night God used a bunch of cockroaches to bring him to a pivotal decision of his life; and about the frightening moments at a British Columbia border when, after a harrowing journey from the Caribbean and an anxious, close-to-starvation five-day ride across the United States on a Greyhound Bus, he came close to being turned back, with just 33 cents left in his pocket.

Roy Adams

 Readers of all stripes – whether associated with the Adventist Church or not – will find items of fascination in Adams’ many travels. Caribbean compatriots will relate to his description of the many practices, customs and superstitions of the region; while Canadian readers will engage with the author’s captivating references to student and pastoral-ministry days in that northern country. People in Central America, South America, Australia and many parts of Europe will be interested in Adams’ observations during his visits to these territories. Nationals from Asia – especially those from the Philippines – will be intrigued by tales of Adams’ time as a missionary in the region. Members of the African-American community will be riveted by his penetrating assessment of race, prejudice, and discrimination inside the Adventist Church.

Beams of Heaven Guiding Me is available online through Outskirts Press at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore. The book is sold through Amazon and Barnes and Noble for a maximum trade discount in quantities of 10 or more, and is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the memoir, biography/autobiography and religious categories