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For more than 40 years, Billy Graham has been the dominant figure in the burgeoning worldwide movement of Evangelical Christianity. In this fascinating biography, Martin chronicles Graham's ascent from futile preaching in front of saloons to addressing huge throngs in the world's largest arenas, and his pursuit of expanding religion in Eastern Europe and the People's Republic of China. 24 photos.
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出版社周刊评论
Martin's first book is an immense and appealing study of how Billy Graham became the ``world's most influential Christian leader'' and how Early America virtually became a Christian nation. The account starts 350 years ago with the Pilgrims spreading evangelical fervor, then progresses to portray Graham, now 72, as following the leads of evangelists like D. L. Moody and Billy Sunday. Martin, professor of sociology at Rice University, conducted some 100 interviews; he discovered no scandals but he found Graham to be a man of party politics as well as religious principles. We learn, for instance, that Graham successfully courted the favor of then North Carolina governor Strom Thurman and of Harry Truman years before his support of the Republican ticket in 1956, well before he became known as Nixon's pope. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus评论
Sympathetic but balanced biography of the aging evangelist (b. 1918) who has defined the telegospel as we know it today. Ever broadly aware of revivalism in America, Martin (Sociology/Rice) offers a straightforward view of the most influential evangelist since St. Paul. He shows in fine detail the marketing techniques by which the Billy Graham Evangelical Association wins over sinners worldwide, but he also keeps close focus on Graham, who uses Grecian Formula 16 to keep his hair the right color for TV. Graham was a hyperkinetic child, abrim with mischief but no meanness, who charmed all by the sheer force of his liking everyone. Though not much academically, he had great powers of concentration; and when guests came to visit his home, ``he typically staked out the largest available chair and sat wide-eyed and wordless, gnawing his nails and soaking up every sentence.'' Before attending the Florida Bible Institute, he was the top Fuller Brush salesman in North and South Carolina (he prayed before knocking). His big splash came when a meeting with President Truman (who thought him a God huckster) got national publicity. His later ties to ``the Eisenhower-Nixon administration were his optimum public credential.'' In 1966, Graham set out to change ``the fundamental direction of contemporary Christianity'' and had his own Second Coming in Berlin, where he declared that not to believe in the reality of hell is softheaded; he still sees Satan as a literal being. Team members blanch when he fumbles facts or raps out his ``familiar claim that sexual chastity is virtually impossible without supernatural assistance...especially...for a man, whose sex drive `is six times greater than in a woman.' '' Billy Graham, warts and all: ``hernias, ulcers, tumors, cysts, polyps, infections, pneumonia, chronic high blood pressure, throbbing headaches, spider bites and...falls that have broken 18 of his ribs.'' (Twenty-four pages of b&w photographs--not seen.)
《书目》(Booklist)书评
More than a biography of Billy Graham, this book outlines the history of evangelical Christianity and highlights Graham's contribution to it. Martin, himself an evangelist, theologian, and sociology professor who writes about preachers, here presents his scholarly account of U.S. history from an evangelical point of view: Graham is a presence in the lives of Nixon, Johnson, Carter, Martin Luther King, Jr., and in the politics of Vietnam and Watergate. The author succeeds at explaining just how far Graham's influence reaches--the sheer numbers who have heard him speak are staggering. Beginning in the early 1940s, Graham preached in the southeast U.S., then throughout the country and in the British Isles for the International Youth for Christ ministry. Then, when William Randolph Hearst picked up Graham in his newspapers, the preacher became a celebrity--accorded play in all the major media--living up to his reputation as a "soul-winner." Martin echoes the praise of millions who respect Graham for his organizational efforts in spreading the word internationally (even behind the Iron Curtain and in Southeast Asia); for keeping his Billy Graham Evangelistic Association free of financial scandal; for his acceptance of other churches; for his strict adherence to biblical authenticity; and for his devotion to evangelism and an inner circle of lifelong friends. Even if only a small portion of Graham's fans request this book from their public libraries, it will still require multiple copies to keep up with the demand. (Reviewed Sept. 15, 1991)0688068901Kathryn LaBarbera
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
Martin (sociology, Rice Univ.) chronicles the 40-year career of Graham, the foremost modern evangelical prophet, and offers an overview of the foundations of evangelism and the conflicts with fundamentalists. Martin gives a sense of Graham as a man of theology, not of administrative work, with influence on the world and politics. Graham describes an evangelist as ``a person with a special gift and a special calling from the Holy Spirit to announce the good news of the gospel.'' Sources used include interviews and texts. Graham has reviewed the work for accuracy. Recommended for most libraries. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/15/91.-- L. Kriz, Sioux City P.L., Ia. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.