Saints and Sinners: Walker Railey, Jimmy Swaggart, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Anton

Description: Saints and Sinners by Lawrence Wright In this richly fascinating book about the passions, triumphs, and failures of faith, skeptical journalist Lawrence Wright discovers something about his own beliefs, as he discloses the views and opinions of six contemporary religious leaders, their adherents and their critics. Wright is the author of In the New World. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower comes a fascinating book about religion in America, about the passions, triumphs, and failures of the life of faith, revealing stories of grace and despair, sexual scandal and attempted murder. • "Insightful...vivid...beautifully rendered stories." —Chicago TribuneLawrence Wrights Saints and Sinners are Jimmy Swaggart, who preached a hellfire gospel with rock n roll abandon before he was caught with a, prostitute in a seedy motel; Anton LaVey, the kitsch-loving, gleefully fraudulent founder of the First Church of Satan; Madalyn Murray OHair, whose litigious atheism sometimes resembled a brand of faith; Matthew Fox, the Dominican priest who has aroused the fury of the Vatican for dismissing the doctrine of original sin and denouncing the church as a dysfunctional family; Walker Railey, the rising star of Dallass Methodist church, who, at the pinnacle of his success, was suspected of attempting to murder his wife; and Will Campbell, the eccentric liberal Southern Baptist preacher whose challenges to established ways of thinking have made him a legend in his own time. Author Biography LAWRENCE WRIGHT is a staff writer for The New Yorker, a playwright, and a screenwriter. He is the best-selling author of the novel, The End of October, and ten books of nonfiction, including Going Clear, God Save Texas, and The Looming Tower, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He and his wife are longtime residents of Austin, Texas. Review "A serenely passionate chronicle of the cobbled byways of the human spirit." —San Francisco Chronicle"Trenchant, fair-minded, gracefully written....Wright brings his subjects into sharp focus with plenty of perceptive details." —Cleveland Plain Dealer"A very American struggle....[Wright] memorably articulates his battle...between doubt and belief." —Newsweek"An entertaining, and insightful account...vivid...beautifully rendered stories." —Chicago Tribune Review Quote "Trenchant, fair-minded, gracefully written....Wright brings his subjects into sharp focus with plenty of perceptive details." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "A very American struggle....[Wright] memorably articulates his battle...between doubt and belief." -- Newsweek "An entertaining, and insightful account...vivid...beautifully rendered stories." -- Chicago Tribune Details ISBN0679761632 Author Lawrence Wright Short Title SAINTS & SINNERS Language English ISBN-10 0679761632 ISBN-13 9780679761631 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1995 Series Vintage Residence Austin, TX, US DOI 10.1604/9780679761631 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 1995-05-16 NZ Release Date 1995-05-16 US Release Date 1995-05-16 UK Release Date 1995-05-16 Pages 288 Publisher Random House USA Inc Publication Date 1995-05-16 Imprint Vintage Books Subtitle Walker Railey, Jimmy Swaggart, Madalyn Murray OHair, Anton LaVey, Will Campbell , Matthew Fox Replaces 9780517286395 DEWEY 291.0922 Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141716935;

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