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 Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy
Eric Metaxas
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As Adolf Hitler and the Nazi's seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted the extermination of European Jews, a small number of dissidents and saboteurs worked to dismantle the Third Reich from the inside. One of these was pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Widely known as the author of the classic works, The Cost of Discipleship, Life Together and, arguably, some of the most important theological works of the 20th century including Act & Being, Sanctorum Communio and Ethics. Bonhoeffer is also widely known for his 1945 execution in Flossenberg concentration camp for attempting to assassinate Hitler.
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy is the first fully comprehensive biography of Bonhoeffer in more than 40 years. Written by best-selling NY Times author Eric Metaxes, he presents both sides of Bonhoeffer's life, as theologian and as conspirator drawing them together to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil.
Presenting a deeply moving narrative, using previously unavailable documents-including personal letters, detailed journal entries, and first-hand personal accounts, Metaxas reveals dimensions of Bonhoeffer's life and theology never before seen. Furthermore, Metaxas presents the fullest accounting of Bonhoeffer's heart-wrenching 1939 decision to leave the safety of America for the lion's den of Hitler's Germany, and using extended excerpts from love letters and coded messages written to and from Bonhoeffer's Cell 92, we are allowed to see for the first time the full story of Bonhoeffer's passionate and tragic romance.
Finally, Bonhoeffer gives witness to the extraordinary faith of an incredible human being, while also illuminating the tortured fate of a nation he sought to deliver from the evil tyranny of National Socialism, and its political party, the Nazi party. The reader will come face to face with a man determined to do the will of God radically, courageously, and even to the point of death.
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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 George Washington's Sacred Fire
Peter A. Lillback, Jerry Newcombe
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Written by Peter Lillback president of Westminster Theological Seminary, and requiring more than 15 years to research and write, Lillback in George Washington's Sacred Fire directly challenges the claims of revisionist historians that George Washington was a dedicated deist.
Since the 1930's the belief that Washington was a dedicated Christian has been largely out of vogue among colonial era and presidential scholars. This was in large part the accomplishment of one book, a book that often failed to cite Washington's work were necessary, and patently ignored or lied about items in Washington's writings and correspondence indicating a deep belief in the Christian faith.
Lillback aims to set the record straight by providing a detailed examination of Washington's letters and writings, as well as Washington's historic milieu. Lillback shows that much of what has been used to justify the argument of Washington as deist is rooted in a poor understanding of his historical context, and what Washington himself did and wrote.
The argument is by no means simple, as Lillback often chides modern Christians who seem to want to make Washington a 21st Century Evangelical. But most of what Lillback has to say goes against secular scholars who want to make Washington in their own image. Lillback's book should shift the status quo, and allow Washington to be presented---accurately--as an 18th Century Anglican gentleman who tended often to his duties as a church going man---and in Lillback's view as an orthodox, Trinitarian Christian.
The argument is easier to make than one might first suppose, but it does require nuance especially in understanding Washington according to the way he understand himself, the differences between "hard" deism and "soft" deism, as well as trying to define just what makes someone "Christian".
At over 1200 pages, including over 500 pages of indices and footnotes, George Washington's Sacred Fire is obviously exhaustive. But evidence requires argumentation to understand it appropriately and Lillback does a masterful job of that here. Any student of history, not to mention American History should read this book.
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 George Whitefield: God's Anointed Servant in the Great Revival of the Eighteenth Century
Arnold Dallimore
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* A fast-paced, readable account of the life of the renowned 18th-century Anglican preacher, revivalist, and founder of evangelicalism! Now available in one convenient volume, Dallimore's magisterial biography vividly portrays George Whitefield's passion, discipline, and commitment as he zealously preached the gospel, bringing thousands of souls to Christ on both sides of the Atlantic during the Great Awakening. 224 pages, softcover from Crossway.
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 Life of Washington
Anna C. Reed
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Reprinted from a vintage 1842 book, this biography shows Washington as a hero who lived, and was led by, a deep and abiding faith. British spellings and formatting have been retained; vintage illustrations are also included. 294 pages, hardcover, with intentionally rough page edges.
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 Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery
Eric Metaxas
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Hero to Abraham Lincoln and an inspiration to the anti-slavery movement in America, Wilberforce worked tirelessly for the cessation of slavery in England. In this magisterial biography, Metaxas chronicles Wilberforce's conversion to evangelical Christianity and his 20-year battle to abolish the slave trade in the British empire. An extraordinary portrait of a true Christian statesman. 224 pages, hardcover from HarperSanFrancisco.
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 The Nine-Day Queen Of England: Lady Jane Grey
Faith Cook
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Lady Jane Grey has often been called the "Tudor Pawn" but to see her as one whose life was simply moved around by others is inadequate. To understand the full tragedy and triumph of her life one must grasp the far-reaching political and religious changes of the time. Here is a biography which seeks to present Lady Jane in this context, and to give honor where it is due. 253 pages, softcover from Evangelical Press.
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 John Adams (Movie Tie In)
David McCullough
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This Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of John Adams looks at the birth of a young republic and explores the extraordinary factors that transformed 13 colonies into a united nation. Chronicling the life of America's second president, his youth, career as a Massachusetts farmer and lawyer, his marriage to Abigail, his rivalry with Thomas Jefferson, and his influence on the birth of the United States are explored in exquisite prose. Reissue with movie-tie-in cover. 751 pages, softcover.
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 Something Beautiful for God: Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Malcolm Muggeridge
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Malcolm Muggeridge's classic documentary on the famous Albanian nun of Calcutta. Though Muggeridge was an agnostic the witness of the love of the Sisters of Charity and Mother Teresa, turned Muggeridge's agnotiscm into a very unexpected faith. Though this book's focus is Mother Teresa, it is also a statement of the very unexpected transformation of the author. An excellent book that is bound to put one on the path to faith.
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