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This biography of Malcolm Muggeridge traces the varied life of one of the most brilliant and controversial men of the twentieth century. The author, Ian Hunter, was given full access to all of Muggeridge's unpublished material, letters, and diaries. The result is an objective, well-researched, and honest account that is sometimes at variance with Muggeridge's own recollection of events. Ian Hunter captures the humor, the intellect, the rawness of perception, the abandoned honesty of a man engaged in knowing himself, his world, and his God. Malcolm Muggeridge was not merely a "vendor of words," as he invariably described himself, but was also a celebrated author, broadcaster, lecturer, debate...
Excerpts drawn from books, essays, journalism, broadcasts, scripts, diaries and letters, 1926-1986.
England's "bad boy" essayist and critic uses his wit and iconoclastic talents to deflate a number of sacred cows.
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Wolf, founder and editor of Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion, draws on Muggeridge's (1903-1990) writings, correspondence, interviews, unpublished diaries, and his own friendship with Muggeridge to chronicle the long and turbulent life of the controversial writer and social critic. From his socialist upbringing to his years as foreign correspondent, editor, television personality, and convert to Roman Catholicism, the author delves behind the public persona to reveal the underlying spiritual and intellectual unity that runs through the many phases of his career. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Malcolm Muggeridge was one of Great Britain's most well-known journalists and television personalities, having interviewed practically every major public figure of his time. He shocked the world with his conversion to Christianity later in life. "St. Mugg", as he was affectionately known, was clear in his new-found faith: It is the truth that has died, not God, and "Jesus was God or he was nothing." These wonderful selections of Muggeridge's writings and speeches cover a wide variety of spiritual themes, revealing his profound faith, great wit, and lively writing style. Topics include "Jesus: The Man Who Lives", "Is There a God?", "The Prospect of Death", "Do We Need Religion?", "Peace and P...
The internationally-known editor and journalist records his aspirations and experiences from the early 1900s through the end of World War II
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Selected addresses and interviews.