Originally published in 1991. Includes bibliographical references (pages 699-803) and index.
Contents:
Part 1: Genesis -- Mr. Graham goes to Washington -- A great cloud of witnesses -- Part 2: America's sensational young evangelist (1918-1949) -- Billy Frank -- The boy preacher -- Ruth -- "Geared to the times, anchored to the rock" -- The canvas cathedral -- Part 3: "From vict'ry unto vict'ry (1950-1960) -- Evangelism incorporated -- Principalities and powers -- Trust and obey -- Harringay -- Field white unto harvest -- New evangelicals, old fundamentalists -- God in the garden -- Reaping the whirlwind -- Unto the uttermost parts of the earth -- Part 4: The kingdoms of the world and their glory (1960-1974) -- Election and free will -- The Kennedy years -- Billy and Lyndon -- Second comings -- Dreams and wars -- Nixon revived -- The power and the glory -- "Billy, you stay out of politics" -- A ministry of reconciliation -- Vietnam and Watergate -- Part 5: Keeping the faith (1974-1990) -- Lausanne -- Higher ground -- A crack in the curtain -- The preacher and the bear -- Tribulation and triumph -- Amsterdam -- The constituted means -- Decently and in order -- The Bible [still] says -- What manner of man? -- "To the ends of the earth" -- Part 6: Finishing the course (the final years) -- The work of an evangelist -- "Guard what has been entrusted to you" -- "Having faithful children" -- The last days.
Summary:
Chronicles Graham's ascent from revivalist preacher to world-renowned evangelist and discusses Graham's changing views, his relationship with world leaders, his professional accomplishments, and his personal life.
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