MA (Edinburgh), MA, BSc, DPhil (Oxford)
Memoirs of a Joyous Exile and a Worldly Christian
James M. Houston
Publisher: Cascade Books; Illustrated edition (Dec 6 2019)
Language: English
Paperback: 154 pages
ISBN-10: 153268004X
ISBN-13: 978-1532680045
Item weight: 204 g
Dimensions: 13.97 x 0.99 x 21.59 cm
About the Book
This book traces personal memoirs to encourage others in their personal sense of insecurity to be freed by God’s grace, to become bold “in Christ.” It binds memoirs of the inner self, with one’s opportunities of public service. Two highlights are recorded: how three Soviet leaders as Christians negotiated with three American Christian leaders, to prevent a nuclear holocaust; and how crowds saying the Lord’s prayer, as they marched into Romanian towns, overcame the dictatorship. The Western press has never recorded both of these events.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
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Childhood Memories Reawakened
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Memoirs of the Second World War
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Doctorate Studies at Oxford
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Expanding Horizons at Oxford Through New Friendships
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Marriage and Family Life at Oxford
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Teaching at Oxford
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Extending Vision Through a Mystical Encounter and Latin American Studies
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Adventures with Malcolm Muggeridge and Expanding Latin American Horizons
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The Tragedy of Our Little Jonathan
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The Founding of Regent College
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Our First Students, Our First Years, at Regent--and a Few Distinguished Alumni
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Further Latin American Horizons
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Becoming a "Worldly Christian"
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My Confidante, Ernst van Eeghen
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Living as a "Worldly Christian"
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Book Publishing and the Mindset of Landscape Studies
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Recent Travels in the Far East
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Rita, as Wife and Mother
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The Family Facing Rita's Dementia
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Walking Through the Valley
Conclusion
What Others Say About the Book
Douglas M. Johnston Jr.,
President Emeritus and Founder, International Center for Religion & Diplomacy
"What a delightful and inspiring life's journey Jim Houston has captured for the benefit of those who believe (and those who don't). It is replete with deep insights and moving testimony. I feel richer for having read it, and you will too."