Naperville Public Library
Library Hours
Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Naper Blvd. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Home Best Sellers Research a Topic Download & Stream Material Request My Account
     
Limit search to available items
Record 1 of 16
Results Page:  Previous Next
Author Wacker, Grant, 1945-

Title America's pastor : Billy Graham and the shaping of a nation / Grant Wacker.

Publication Info. Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2014.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1632997~S1
Location Call No. Status
 Nichols Adult Biography  BIO GRAHAM    DUE 04-25-24
QR Code
Description 413 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preacher -- Icon -- Southerner -- Entrepreneur -- Architect -- Pilgrim -- Pastor -- Patriarch.
Summary More than a conventional biography, Grant Wacker's interpretive study deepens our understanding of why Billy Graham has mattered so much to so many, and how his uncanny ability to appropriate trends in the wider culture allowed him to transform his born-again theology into a moral vocabulary capturing the aspirations and fears of average Americans.
Subject Graham, Billy, 1918-2018.
Christianity and culture -- History -- 20th century.
Genre Biography.
ISBN 9780674052185 (alk. paper)
0674052188 (alk. paper)
Patron reviews: add a review
Click for more information
BOOK
No one has rated this material

You can...
Also...
- Find similar reads
- Add a review
- Sign-up for Newsletter
- Suggest a purchase
- Can't find what you want?
More Information

 
 
© Naperville Public Library 2019.