One soul at a time : the story of Billy Graham / Grant Wacker.
| Author/creator | Wacker, Grant, 1945- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, [2019] |
| Description | xix, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Library of religious biography Library of religious biography. ^A275055 |
| Contents | Introduction: landscape of a life -- Young barnstormer. Southern farm boy ; College years ; Youth for Christ ; England calls ; Becoming Billy Graham ; Mears and Templeton ; City of angels ; Beantown ; Wins and losses ; Launching the ship ; Korean war ; He liked Ike ; Pulling down the ropes -- Leading Evangelist. Core message ; "Harringay" ; Christianity Today ; Big apple ; Flesh became words ; Preacher at work ; Art of the crusade ; Other players ; Critics in the pulpit ; Critics in the crowd ; Man in the arena ; Wounded souls ; Grateful friends -- Priestly prophet. Cross and crucifix ; Kennedy versus Nixon ; Enter LBJ ; Racial justice ; Civil rights and civil order ; Great society ; Endless war ; Twisted path to peace ; Interlude: myth and icon ; Man for all seasons ; Billy Graham, Inc. ; Perils of power ; Ford, Carter, and Reagan -- Senior statesman. World conferences ; World crusades ; Interlude: American abroad ; Sin of total war ; Fallout at home ; Parson and Pope ; Bush I, Clinton, and Bush II ; Interlude: why so many presidents? ; Nation's chaplain ; Fractured saint ; Modern America ; Interlude: the reverend Doctor Graham ; Second chances ; Seasoned soldier ; "Mrs. Billy Graham" ; Gentle patriarch -- Conclusion: what manner of man? -- Epilogue: they called him Billy -- Appendix on letters -- Appendix of world preaching events. |
| Abstract | "This compact narrative biography of Billy Graham shows how Graham--more than any other individual--helped create and shape the powerful post-World War II evangelical movement in the United States and in many other parts of the world"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-308) and index. |
| Genre/form | collective biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2019022637 |
| ISBN | 9780802874726 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 080287472X |
| Standard identifier# | 40029573247 |
| Standard identifier# | 40029564004 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | NC Stacks | BV3785.G69 W334 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |