The Koorong Catalogue Biographies | Page 6

Biographer in focus, Eric Mataxas 2699 2499 $ 2499 $ $ MARTIN LUTHER: THE MAN WHO REDISCOVERED GOD AND CHANGED THE WORLD AMAZING GRACE: WILLIAM WILBERFORCE AND THE HEROIC CAMPAIGN TO END SLAVERY Eric Metaxas Eric Metaxas A brilliant biography of the most influential person in modern history. Written in riveting prose and impeccably researched, this is the searing tale of a humble man who, by bringing ugly truths to the highest seats of power, caused an explosion whose sound still rings in our ears. This vivid biography tells afresh the life story of William Wilberforce (1759-1833), the statesman whose profound Christian convictions compelled him to campaign against the slave trade in Georgian Britain – a two decade struggle that led to the abolition of slavery in British territory. BONHOEFFER: PASTOR, MARTYR, PROPHET, SPY Eric Metaxas 2011 ECPA Book of the Year Award for Non-Fiction. From the New York Times bestselling author of Amazing Grace, a groundbreaking biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the greatest heroes of the 20th century, the man who stood up to Hitler. A definitive, deeply moving narrative, Bonhoeffer is a story of moral courage in the face of the monstrous evil that was Nazism. After discovering the fire of true faith in a Harlem church, Bonhoeffer returned to Germany and became one of the first to speak out against Hitler. As a double-agent, he joined the plot to assassinate the Fuhrer, and was hanged in Flossenberg concentration camp at age 39. Since his death, Bonhoeffer’s story has grown to be one of the most fascinating and complex of the 20th century. 2199 $ Bonhoeffer presents a profoundly orthodox Christian theologian whose faith led him to boldly confront the greatest evil of the 20th century, and uncovers never-before-revealed facts, including the story of his passionate romance. SEVEN MEN AND THE SECRET OF THEIR GREATNESS SEVEN WOMEN AND THE SECRET OF THEIR GREATNESS Eric Metaxas Eric Metaxas “Things do exist that are worth standing up for Seven exquisitely crafted short portraits of widely known – but not well understood – Christian men, each of whom uniquely demonstrates a commitment to live by certain virtues in the truth of the gospel. The subjects include: William Wilberforce, Eric Liddell, Charles Colson, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Eric Metaxas presents captivating biographical sketches of seven of history’s greatest women, each of whom left an enduring legacy by following God’s call upon her life. The subjects include: Susanna Wesley, Hannah More, Corrie ten Boom, and Rosa Parks. without compromise. To me it seems that peace and social justice are such things, as is Christ himself.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer 6 2199 $