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Title: God and Ronald Reagan : A Spiritual Life by Paul Kengor ISBN: 0-06-057141-1 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.14 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Someone gets it right...finally
Comment: This book finally identifies perhaps THE driving force of Ronald Reagan's life - his faith. The man who ended the Cold War was animated by a profoundly deep faith in God and felt he was enjoined by Scripture and the Lord Jesus to oppose evil - the Soviet Union - with all his might. Kengor relies not on opinions but fact as he traces the spiritual life of Reagan, meticulously using Reagan's own writings and words to highlight his faith. "God and Ronald Reagan" combines the fluid writing of a trade book with the scholarship (one-quarter of the text is footnotes) of a true academic. This is an amazingly engaging read, a true page turner, and a revealing look at Reagan's heretofore ignored faith. As Reagan rides into the sunset of his life, Kengor sheds new light on one of the enduring figures of the twentieth century. Do yourself a favor and read this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Check out these rave reviews...
Comment: I agree with the astute reviewer from Alaska. This book is a masterpiece that accurately depicts the religious fervor held by one of our nation's greatest presidents. Just read these reviews:
"Finally, a book that not only focuses on my dad's faith but gets it right. Paul Kengor's book may be the most important book on my dad because it underscores what was most important to my dad. God and Ronald Reagan captures the real Ronald Reagan."
~ Michael Reagan
"Must reading for anyone who wants to understand Ronald Reagan."
~ Rich Lowry, editor-in-chief, National Review
"Paul Kengor has written an excellent book that explores a previously neglected aspect of Ronald Reagan's life-his religious faith. Kengor's in-depth research and scholarly analysis present a novel side of Reagan's personality that is fundamental to understanding the success of this extraordinary president."
~ Edwin Meese III, Attorney General, Reagan Administration
"Paul Kengor has addressed a critical issue in today's study of the American presidency: how religious background influences presidential decisions. The issue of spirituality has been noticeably absent in the literature on presidential decision-making. Kengor has filled this void on the Reagan presidency by clearly addressing how Reagan pursued a political path that encompassed both his ideological and religious beliefs. This is a book particularly important to presidential scholars who are assessing President George W. Bush and how he too has interwoven his political and religious beliefs in presidential decisions."
~ Shirley Anne Warshaw, Gettysburg College
"What an outstanding and thoroughly documented demonstration of the role faith in God and Christ played in the life and leadership of President Reagan! Those who read Paul Kengor's excellent and readable book will better understand why even today those who wish to expunge all references to God from public life are determined to try to besmirch him and his reputation-which, thanks to this book, will be harder than ever to do."
~ Don Hodel, Secretary of the Interior, Reagan Administration
"An informed writer has presented clearly the spirituality of Ronald Reagan. Why has such a review taken so long? Part of the answer lies in President Reagan's quiet humility and selflessness. Both media and biographies have for the most part bypassed the president's total faith and trust in God. Paul Kengor now reveals the inner heart and soul of this great man, and the results."
~ Judge William P. Clark, National Security Advisor, Reagan Administration
"His warmth, grace, humor, generosity, and immovable conviction: Ronald Reagan derived them all from his faith. God and Ronald Reagan tells how the fortieth president remained true all his life to the simple Christian beliefs he learned from his mother-and how those beliefs enabled him to change the world. A profound character study, an engrossing work of history, and a heartbreakingly beautiful love story about one man and his Maker."
~ Peter Robinson, Reagan speechwriter, author of How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life
"Paul Kengor takes the reader to depths where no other writer has yet been-Ronald Reagan's very soul. He gives both historians and laymen a vital and enlightening look at one of the most important leaders in American history."
~ Peter Schweizer, author of Reagan's War
"A fascinating read. Based on meticulous research, God and Ronald Reagan fundamentally transforms the historical view of Ronald Reagan and his place in the 20th century. This is a must-read piece of political history."
~ Donald M. Goldstein, co-author of At Dawn We Slept
"Ronald Reagan's deep religious faith has been overlooked because, in his typical modest way, Reagan kept it hidden in plain sight. Paul Kengor has performed a masterful service by shining a light on this underappreciated but central aspect of Reagan's life and statecraft."
~ Steven F. Hayward, author of The Age of Reagan
"God and Ronald Reagan offers a unique vantage point on one of the most controversial figures in recent times. Grounded in serious research, well-written in a calm, compelling tone, Kengor's book traces the religious roots of Reagan's political success and sheds new light on the origins of Reagan's anti-communist beliefs. God and Ronald Reagan deepens our understanding of Reagan's life and the times in which he governed."
~ Matthew Dallek, author of The Right Moment: Ronald Reagan's First Victory and the
Decisive Turning Point in American Politics
"A deeply moving and original book, filled with letters, interviews, and other material never before published. Kengor, a rising star of the American academy, brilliantly illuminates Ronald Reagan's lifelong intimate walk with God."
~ Lee Edwards, author of Ronald Reagan: A Political Biography
"Paul Kengor offers not only a thorough history of Ronald Reagan's religious development but a good and sardonic eye for detail. My favorite passage is the reaction to Mr. Reagan concluding his nomination acceptance at the GOP convention in 1980 with an invitation to pray: 'though Republicans present say there wasn't a dry eye in the house, upstairs among the press they were rolling.'"
~ Marvin Olasky, University of Texas at Austin
"By taking Reagan's religious outlook seriously, Paul Kengor's book offers a deeper understanding than can be found in any of the conventional academic literature. Scholars and ordinary citizens alike should now be able to see why, unless one appreciates this religious core, Ronald Reagan as a human being as well as a politician is simply incomprehensible."
~ Hugh Heclo, George Mason University
"Anyone who believes Christianity and politics don't mix needs to read this work on an American president and Bible-believing Christian named Ronald W. Reagan. Indeed, President Reagan could have been a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ just as easily as president of the United States of America. President Reagan was the right man for the right time to make the world a bit safer for all of us-and it is obvious, at least to me, that President Reagan's faith in Jesus Christ played a telling role in his ability to face down the dangers that threatened the world."
~ David A. Noebel, Summit Ministries
Rating: 5
Summary: Read the book!
Comment: This is an excellent book. Very thoroughly researched and presented and truly inspiring. I cannot believe the "Reader from Oklahoma" actually READ the book. If you are going to review the book -- please Read the book! Your comments are pure gobbledygook! How can you read the book and come away thinking that Reagan didn't attend church for most of his life? Or that Kengor is ripping on Nancy?? Or that Reagan was not a Christian? Need I say more? You didn't read the book!
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Title: Deliver Us from Evil : Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism by Sean Hannity ISBN: 0060582510 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 17 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Hand Of Providence : The Strong and Quiet Faith of Ronald Reagan by Mary Beth Brown ISBN: 0785260536 Publisher: WND Books Pub. Date: 25 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life by Peter Robinson ISBN: 0060523999 Publisher: Regan Books Pub. Date: 05 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Reagan: A Life in Letters by Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson, Martin Anderson, George P. Shultz ISBN: 074321966X Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Persecution: How Liberals Are Waging War Against Christianity by David Limbaugh ISBN: 0895261111 Publisher: Regnery Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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