Duty and destiny: the life and faith of Winston Churchill
"An analysis of Winston Churchill's enigmatic religious convictions, his use of biblical and religious rhetoric, and how his beliefs helped shape his objectives and policies"--
| Riepilogo: | "An analysis of Winston Churchill's enigmatic religious convictions, his use of biblical and religious rhetoric, and how his beliefs helped shape his objectives and policies"-- Inhaltsverzeichnis: 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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| Descrizione del documento: | Enthält Literaturangaben und Index |
| Descrizione fisica: | xii, 253 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8028-7700-0 |
