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Through the impassioned and emotion-evoking stories of two men half a world apart we get a look at aspects of the Vietnam war that were not in the news, and of life after the war for the soldiers who went home and for those left behind under North Vietnamese control. We become witnesses to the impact of evangelism and cultural imperialism as we are both inspired by the devout and unwavering faith of this Christian convert and tormented by the years of torture he and his family sustained as a result of their faith. We are compelled to think about what it means to take responsibility for who one is and what one does. And as we grapple along with one man's questions of the practices of his faith and another man's struggle to be able to live his faith, we grow in our own understanding of what it means to be Christian.

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Early in the Vietnam conflict (1965-66), Dr. R. Lanny Hunter volunteered for service with the Green Berets and the Montagnard tribes of the Central Highlands. His assistants became Christian because of Hunter's influence and positive outlook; however, after the North Vietnamese victory they had to spend years in 'reeducation' camps. In 1997 Dr. Hunter returned to Vietnam to try to help them while also re-living his horror and the mystique of war. Hunter's insights into spiritual maturation during his 'struggle of the soul' included a move from restoration faith to story (narrative) theology. His story is especially pertinent during these current troubling times.

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