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Overview"Christian Encounters, a series of biographies from Thomas Nelson Publishers, highlights important lives from all ages and areas of the Church. Some are familiar faces. Others are unexpected guests. But all, through their relationships, struggles, prayers, and desires, uniquely illuminate our shared experience. William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) was a voice to millions, hosting the long-running ""Firing Line"" TV show, writing more than 50 books, and launching National Review magazine in 1955 to ""fix the newly cast conservative cannons on the enemies of collectivism, liberalism, and Communism."" Jeremy Lott makes a nuanced case for the profound influence of Buckley's faith--he was a Catholic with Irish-Protestant roots--on his emergence as a modern-day Jonah, warning of ""the doom to come if America didn't change course, quickly."" Buckley viewed the challenges of his era as ultimately religious in nature. Like the other members of his colorful family, he believed that God, family, and country--in that order--""demanded our unswerving loyalty."" Lott traces the thread of faith that ran through Buckley's public life, from his call for a return to orthodoxy at Yale University to his doomed but entertaining run for mayor of New York, from his jaw-dropping verbal joust with Gore Vidal to his surprisingly fresh final thoughts on the end of the Cold War." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeremy LottPublisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers Imprint: Nelson Current Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 17.80cm Weight: 0.136kg ISBN: 9781595550651ISBN 10: 1595550658 Pages: 153 Publication Date: 01 August 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |