The Eternal Life Ministry of Teenage Michael Maier

By R.J.R. Rockwood

When Michael Maier entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, as a freshman, teachers and students were astonished at what they regarded as the boy’s superior intellect. After the Valentine’s Day Massacre, it was arranged for Michael to meet with interested students once a week in a vacant classroom adjacent to the study hall. Michael, in his eternal life ministry, provided astonishing insight into the human body and spirit. Michael’s ministry proved to be a helpful adjunct to the daily efforts of a team of professional grief counselors. Michael’s crowning achievement is displayed in chapter 10 and by the cover art of this novel.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Aug 17, 2018
• ISBN: 9781984547811

R.J.R. Rockwood

Dr. Robert John Remington Rockwood has a B.A. in English and German and an M.A. In English and Russian from the University of Miami; a Ph.D. in English and Linguistics from the University of Florida; and he has done advanced study in historical linguistics at the University of North Carolina. For the year 1973-1974 he was a Fellow of the Medieval Institute of Western Michigan University. Dr. Rockwood has served on the full-time faculty at Florida Southern College, Florida Keys Community College, Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Florida. From 1978 through 2001 he worked as an industrial technical writer, editor, and web designer at such companies as Lockheed Martin, Unisys, NCR, and Talus. Starting in 2002 he taught online courses for the University of Phoenix. The Body Dies but the Spirit Lives, 2nd Edition, Revised and Expanded (2020) is his twelfth book published by Xlibris. The others are: • Leopardo da Gotcha (2002) • The Passing of Merlin Zauber (2005) • The Last Ant (2007) • Dillon's Rocking Bear Invisibility Chair (2013) • I Don't Talk to Earthlings (2016) • Owen Often Beside Himself (2016) • The Primrose Path (2016) • The Spirit of Alchemy (2017) • The Eternal Life Ministry of Teenage Michael Maier (2018) • The Rhetoric of Inner Space: Student Writing Based on Dreams (2019) • The Body Dies but the Spirit Lives On (2019) Dr. Rockwood lives in Roswell, Georgia, a northern suburb of Atlanta. His e-mail address is [e-mail].

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Copyright © 2018 by R. J. R. Rockwood.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2018909758

ISBN:                Hardcover                978-1-9845-4783-5

 Softcover                  978-1-9845-4782-8

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Contents

Cover Art

Dedication

Foreword

Chapter 1:     Michael Maier’s Spiritual Transformation

Chapter 2:     Getting Settled at Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Chapter 3:     The Valentine’s Day Massacre

Chapter 4:     The Human Aura

Chapter 5:     Reincarnation and Karma

Chapter 6:     Heaven, Paradise, Dream World

Chapter 7:     Love and Music in Heaven

Chapter 8:     Physical Heredity

Chapter 9:     What Death Feels Like

Chapter 10:   Spirits on Stage

Epilogue

Cover Art

The cover art is by R. J. R. Rockwood, using acrylics on canvas. The stage with red curtains is a Shutter shock royalty-free stock image, illustration ID: 370478597.

The picture shows Michael Maier on stage at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,