| Gladstone: God and Politics Contributor(s): Shannon, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847252036 ISBN-13: 9781847252036 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $56.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: WE Gladstone was four times Prime Minister and an MP for sixty-three years. His astonishing energy, command of detail and intellectual curiosity were matched by involvement in many areas of life in and out of politics. This book presents an account of his |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Presidents & Heads Of State - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (1.90 lbs) 576 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This important new single-volume study of W. E. Gladstone offers a readily accessible account of one of the most important and consequential political careers in modern British and Irish history. It is a story of how a statesman of almost superhuman energy and forcefulness of character strove to realise God's purposes, as he saw them, in the twisting and slippery paths of public service. Striving to realise God's purposes is the theme at the centre of this reading of Gladstone's life and career. For too long his intense religious faith has been exiled to the margins of the story, denied crucial explanatory power. Richard Shannon puts this right. |
