God & Churchill: How the Great Leader's Sense of Divine Destiny Changed His Troubled World and Offers Hope for Ours - Couverture souple

Sandys, Jonathan; Henley, Wallace

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ISBN 10 : 1496419839 ISBN 13 : 9781496419835

Editeur : Tyndale Momentum, 2016

Synopsis

When Winston Churchill was a boy of sixteen, he already had a vision for his purpose in life. "This country will be subjected somehow to a tremendous invasion . . . I shall be in command of the defences of London . . . it will fall to me to save the Capital, to save the Empire."

It was a most unlikely prediction. Perceived as a failure for much of his life, Churchill was the last person anyone would have expected to rise to national prominence as prime minister and influence the fate of the world during World War II. But Churchill persevered, on a mission to achieve his purpose. God and Churchill tells the remarkable story of how one man, armed with belief in his divine destiny, embarked on a course to save Christian civilization when Adolf Hitler and the forces of evil stood opposed. It traces the personal, political, and spiritual path of one of history's greatest leaders and offers hope for our own violent and troubled times.

More than a spiritual biography, God and Churchill is also a deeply personal quest. Written by Jonathan Sandys (Churchill's great-grandson) and former White House staffer Wallace Henley, God and Churchill explores Sandys' intense search to discover his great-grandfather--and how it changed his own destiny forever.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

A fascinating and well-argued book that adds a vital, missing component to understanding Churchill. As a lifelong admirer who as a boy met Churchill and who has read widely on his life, I was curious to know what Sandys and Henley would present as evidence. I was not only convinced but delighted at the realism and relevance of their portrayal of Churchill. He emerges as anything but ardently religious, but he was more personally aware of his destiny and more biblically literate and attuned to the Christian worldview and Christian civilization than many Christians today. --Os Guinness, author, social critic and founder of the Trinity Forum, Washington, DC

What a wonderfully enthusiastic book, written with the insights of a great-grandson of Winston Churchill who . . . grasps the spiritual dimensions of Churchill s life and the struggle against the pure evil of Nazi tyranny . . . And there is no doubt: it was Churchill as prime minister in 1940 who not only saved Britain from defeat but saved Christian civilization itself, as Jonathan and Wallace make so very clear. This is a book for Christians as well as for Churchill enthusiasts. --Christopher Catherwood FRHS, historian and Churchill Archives By-Fellow Emeritus, Churchill College, Cambridge

I cannot imagine anyone better suited to tell the story of God s work in the life and times of Churchill than Churchill s own flesh and blood. Jonathan Sandys brings an unparalleled vibrancy and perspective on the great man and his times. He and Wallace Henley have artfully woven together the best-known and most obscure pieces of history to present the beautiful and compelling tapestry that is God and Churchill. An absolute must-read. --Joanne King Herring, diplomat, author and President of the Marshall Plan Charities

Présentation de l'éditeur

When Winston Churchill was a boy of sixteen, he already had a vision for his purpose in life. "This country will be subjected somehow to a tremendous invasion ...I shall be in command of the defences of London ...it will fall to me to save the Capital, to save the Empire." It was a most unlikely prediction. Perceived as a failure for much of his life, Churchill was the last person anyone would have expected to rise to national prominence as prime minister and influence the fate of the world during World War II. But Churchill persevered, on a mission to achieve his purpose. God and Churchill tells the remarkable story of how one man, armed with belief in his divine destiny, embarked on a course to save Christian civilization when Adolf Hitler and the forces of evil stood opposed. It traces the personal, political, and spiritual path of one of history's greatest leaders and offers hope for our own violent and troubled times.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tyndale Momentum
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1496419839
• ISBN 13: 9781496419835
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 310
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible