Facets, Perspectives and Viewpoints

About the Book

This book is the result of the author’s reexamination of his religious faith. It is a continuation of his first book on the subject, My Pilgrimage. It is intended to promote religious maturity and to encourage free thought. The author feels that interpretation of the scriptures is enhanced if viewed from many different perspectives, facets and viewpoints. Whether you agree or disagree with the ideas expressed by the author, you will hopefully benefit from the reexamination of your own philosophy.

About the Author

Lowell Mckinney was born on Tams Mountain in southern West Virginia on August 6, 1937. He experienced first-hand the rigors of hunger, poverty and near death as an “Urchin of Appalachia.” but his is a success story. Though at the time economically poor, he considers himself as environmentally and spiritually rich for having grown up in an awe-inspiring natural environment at the knee of a spiritually devout mother. He worked for a brief time on the Norfolk and Western Railroad during the close of the steam locomotive era, an experience that had great impact upon him. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1959. While in the Air Force, he took advantage of the tuition assistance programs provided by the Air Force. He spent many hours taking evening college courses, eventually achieving a Master’s Degree in education. He also succeeded in advancing through the ranks, capping off a 22-year career and retiring at the rank of Major, – a far cry from his Appalachian beginnings. His last tour in the Air Force was at Albrook Air Force Base in what was then the Panama Canal Zone. While there, Major McKinney taught Sunday school at the Base Chapel. After retirement from the Air Force, Major McKinney worked briefly at the Arctic Circle as an electronics technician on the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line. After that, he settled in the Philadelphia area and worked as a logistics engineer for General Electric, Computer Sciences Corporation and Marconi Corporation. He is now fully retired, and lives in West Chester, PA.