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jorybayne's review against another edition
4.0
This biography is a more critical and academic biography of Bill Bright and Campus Crusade that is a very helpful companion to be read along side the more popular level biographies of Bright/Cru (particularly “Amazing Faith” by Richardson). While the other biography better captures the life of Bright and the positive impact of his life and ministry, it is borderline hagiographic and lacks a certain level of academic evaluation and critique. Turner, by contrast, having no loyalty to Bright or Cru, is not afraid to critique Bright or Crusade and often does through this historical recapturing. What’s especially unique about Turner’s contribution is his identifying of the postwar political culture of the US during the time of Cru’s founding and how this influenced the development of Cru and vice versa, spending a lot of time on Bright’s anti-communist rhetoric and influence on the blossoming romance between white evangelicalism and Republican politics in the US in the 80’s. While Turner’s theological biases come through pretty clearly, I appreciate his acknowledgment of his biases in the introduction. Highly recommend this to be read in conjunction with another biography to get the most well-rounded view.
rick_sam's review against another edition
4.0
An excellent book on CCC. Most of the stories are well-researched by someone outside CCC.
I enjoyed it thoroughly, and would recommend people interested in Evangelicalism in America to read it.
--Deus Vult
Gottfried
I enjoyed it thoroughly, and would recommend people interested in Evangelicalism in America to read it.
--Deus Vult
Gottfried
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