Duty and Destiny: The Life and Faith of Winston Churchill
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Competing Conceptions of Churchill's Faith -- "Not a Religious Man" -- Not a Conventional Christian -- Guided by a Biblical Worldview -- Churchill's Powerful Sense...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Livro |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
| Serviço de pedido Subito: | Pedir agora. |
| Verificar disponibilidade: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Chicago
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
2021
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| Em: | Ano: 2021 |
| Análises: | [Rezension von: Smith, Gary Scott, 1950-, Duty and destiny] (2021) (Toye, Richard, 1973 -)
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| Coletânea / Revista: | Library of Religious Biography (LRB)
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| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Fé
/ Religião
/ Política
/ Churchill, Winston 1874-1965
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| Classificações IxTheo: | KBF Ilhas Britânicas SA Direito eclesiástico |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780802877000 |
| Resumo: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Competing Conceptions of Churchill's Faith -- "Not a Religious Man" -- Not a Conventional Christian -- Guided by a Biblical Worldview -- Churchill's Powerful Sense of Destiny -- 2. Setting the Scene -- William Wilberforce (1759-1833) -- Lord Shaftesbury (1801-1885) -- William Gladstone (1809-1898) -- Lord Salisbury (1830-1903) -- Stanley Baldwin (1867-1947) -- Margaret Thatcher (1925-2013) -- Tony Blair (1953-) -- 3. Seeds of Spirituality: 1874-1894 -- A Neglected Child -- Woomany's Spiritual Influence -- The Impact of Boarding Schools -- A Pastoral Calling? -- 4. Soldier and War Correspondent: 1893-1901 & -- 1914-1918 -- A Bout with Religious Skepticism -- Debating the Value of Missions -- Helbeck of Bannisdale -- Savrola -- Miraculous Escapes -- 5. Political Roles: 1901-1931 -- Churchill as a Social Reformer -- Churchill as a Social Critic -- Churchill and Missions -- Churchill on the Great War -- Resisting the "Utter Fallacy of Socialism" -- Defeating the Bacillus of Communism -- Churchill as a Prophet -- "What a Disappointment the Twentieth Century Has Been" -- Churchill the Imperialist -- 6. The Wilderness Years: 1931-1939 -- The "Deepening and Darkening Danger" of Germany -- "Every Prophet Has to Go into the Wilderness" -- Churchill's Fascination with the Jews -- Churchill's Mixed Views of Islam -- 7. Statesman and Wartime Prime Minister: 1940-1945 -- Safeguarding Christian Civilization -- A Struggle of Good versus Evil -- Invoking God's Aid -- Hitler as the Devil -- Lambasting Nazism and Communism -- A Partnership Based on a Shared Faith -- Religion in Britain, 1900-1950 -- Churchill and Christian Politicians -- Churchill's Prelates -- 8. Cold War Warrior and Peace-Promoting Prime Minister: 1945-1955. |
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| Descrição do item: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Descrição Física: | 1 online resource (197 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1467461938 |