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Informationen zum Autor John Perry graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt University! with additional studies at University College! Oxford! England. Before beginning his career as an author in 1997! he was an award-winning advertising copywriter and radio producer. John has published 21 books as an author! collaborator! or ghostwriter. He is the biographer of Sgt. Alvin York! Mary Custis Lee (wife of Robert E. Lee and great granddaughter of Martha Washington)! and George Washington Carver. Among other books! he has also written about the 1925 Scopes "monkey" trial (Monkey Business! with Marvin Olasky! B&H Publishing! 2005) and contemporary prison reform (God Behind Bars! Thomas Nelson! 2006). He is a two-time Gold Medallion finalist and Lincoln Prize nominee. He lives in Nashville. Klappentext "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. Master statesman and orator Winston Churchill was in no small way responsible for the WWII Allied victory over the Axis powers. At many times he stood alone leading the fight against Hitler, absolute in his belief that Britain must "with all the strength that God can give us ... wage war against a monstrous tyranny." From where did he derive his strength and comfort? In this "Christian Encounters" biography, discover how Churchill's Anglican faith sustained him during some of the darkest hours in human history. Zusammenfassung In this Christian Encounter Series biography ! author John Perry explores the life of Sir. Winston Churchill! the man who changed World War II. Winston Churchill captivated the world with his voice and his writings. His books and speeches ooze with patriotism and faith in a just God. But he wasn’t always known for his oratory skills! his faith! or his ability to captivate. In fact! as a child! he was small for his age! accident-prone! and frequently sick. To make matters worse! he was stubborn and self-centered! had a lisp! and did poorly in school. Born to an aristocratic family! young Winston was whisked off to boarding school at an early age! ignored by his parents! and left in the care of a nanny! Elizabeth Everest. But Everest excelled where Winston’s own parents had failed him. She nurtured and encouraged him! and shared with him her own steadfast faith in God! shaping the views and vision of the persistent little English boy who would become one of the most influential men in history. ...
