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During today’s first hour Kerby talks with Author Craig Parshall about his latest novel, The Empowered and what Craig learned about human trafficking while writing it.
The second hour will be spent with biographer William Martin, who chronicled the life of Billy Graham in A Prophet with Honor.
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Kerby Anderson
Host, Point of View Radio Talk Show
Kerby Anderson is host of Point of View Radio Talk Show and also serves as the President of Probe Ministries. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (government). He also serves as a visiting professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and has spoken on dozens of university campuses including University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Princeton University, Johns HopkinsRead More
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Craig Parshall
Columnist, Speaker & Author
Craig Parshall is a fiction writer who has authored or co-authored twelve suspense novels. His fiction work has appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List and on the CBA bestseller list. Craig is a current events columnist and has also co-authored several non-fiction books with his wife Janet, a national syndicated radio talk show host on Moody Radio. He was the founding director of the John Milton Project for Free Speech, a pioneering Internet investigation that brought him into contact with world experts on the dangers of the web. Craig has made appearances on mainstream media such as The Today Show, FOX News, CBS TV and Radio, Inside Edition, and many more. Craig is a cum lade graduate of Carroll College (English/Philosophy/Religion) and Marquette University Law School where he received his J.D. degree. As a constitutional attorney, Craig currently serves as a Special Counsel with the American Center for Law and Justice.
The Empowered
Just when a mysterious death in Washington, DC, appears to have voodoo connections rooted in New Orleans, Trevor Black also receives an invitation to speak at the national ABA convention in the city.
He knows he’ll be in enemy territory, both as a disbarred attorney and as a follower of Jesus, but he determines to travel there and confront the supernatural element. Right after a grisly murder in his hotel room puts him on the suspect list, his daughter disappears, leaving a note that suggests a connection to the local cult religion. Now Trevor must not only crack the case but try to protect Heather from forces of darkness clutching at her soul as well. And just as he discovers that his ability to sniff out the supernatural has its limitations, Trevor learns that this web of evil extends far beyond isolated murders, enslaving scores of innocent children, with its head perhaps linked to the highest seats of power.
He knows he’ll be in enemy territory, both as a disbarred attorney and as a follower of Jesus, but he determines to travel there and confront the supernatural element. Right after a grisly murder in his hotel room puts him on the suspect list, his daughter disappears, leaving a note that suggests a connection to the local cult religion. Now Trevor must not only crack the case but try to protect Heather from forces of darkness clutching at her soul as well. And just as he discovers that his ability to sniff out the supernatural has its limitations, Trevor learns that this web of evil extends far beyond isolated murders, enslaving scores of innocent children, with its head perhaps linked to the highest seats of power.
William Martin
Senior Fellow - Rice University's Baker Institute
William Martin, Ph.D., is the Harry and Hazel Chavanne SeniorFellow in Religion and Public Policy at the Baker Institute and the ChavanneEmeritus Professor of Sociology at Rice University. He also directs theinstitute’s Drug Policy Program. His areas of research and writing focus on twomajor sets of issues: 1) the political implications of religion, particularlyfundamentalist religions and the importance of the separation of religion andgovernment, or “church and state”; and 2) ways to reduce the harms associatedwith both drug abuse and drug policy.
A prolific writer, Martin’s articles, most of which deal withaspects of religion, have appeared in such publications as Texas Monthly, TheAtlantic Monthly, Harper’s and Esquire, as well as in professional journals.His book “A Prophet with Honor: The Billy Graham Story” is regarded as theauthoritative biography of Billy Graham. Another of his books, “With God on OurSide: The Rise of the Religious Right in America” (Broadway Books 1996; updated2005), was the companion volume to a six-hour documentary PBS miniseries of thesame name. He is also a frequent guest on national and local news anddiscussion programs.
During his 45 years at Rice University, Martin has receivednumerous teaching awards, including a Lifetime Award for Excellence inTeaching. He taught courses on Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Criminal Justice Systems,Popular Culture and American Social Problems. In addition to teaching awards, Martin received the Meritorious ServiceAward from the Rice Alumni Association in 2001, recognizing his contributionsoutside the classroom, and the Student Association Mentor Award from RiceUniversity in 1999, for his care and thoughtful role in advising students.
Hiswriting has also received much recognition, including these awards for theoriginal version of “A Prophet with Honor“:
o “TenBest Biographies of Religious Figures in the 20th Century,” Christian ReaderMagazine, 2000
o ChristianityToday Critic's Choice Award for best book in category, Biography and History,1992
o Finalist,Biography of the Year, Los Angeles Times Book Review, 1992
Otherbooks by Martin include “Christians in Conflict,” Chicago: Center for theScientific Study of Religion, 1972; “Studies in Religion and Society” (in monographseries) A study of the clergy of Rochester, New York, in the conflict betweenEastman Kodak and the Alinsky-organized FIGHT; and “These Were God’s People: ALayman’s Bible History,” Southwestern Company, 1966.
Anative Texan, Martin received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Abilene(Texas) Christian University, then spent the next few years in the Boston areaearning a Bachelor’s of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and aPh.D. from Harvard University in 1969. He returned to Texas and began teachingat Rice University shortly thereafter.
Martin has been married to Patricia Summerlin Martin,Ph.D., since 1957, and they have three adult children and nine grandchildren.They continue to reside in the Houston area
A prolific writer, Martin’s articles, most of which deal withaspects of religion, have appeared in such publications as Texas Monthly, TheAtlantic Monthly, Harper’s and Esquire, as well as in professional journals.His book “A Prophet with Honor: The Billy Graham Story” is regarded as theauthoritative biography of Billy Graham. Another of his books, “With God on OurSide: The Rise of the Religious Right in America” (Broadway Books 1996; updated2005), was the companion volume to a six-hour documentary PBS miniseries of thesame name. He is also a frequent guest on national and local news anddiscussion programs.
During his 45 years at Rice University, Martin has receivednumerous teaching awards, including a Lifetime Award for Excellence inTeaching. He taught courses on Sociology, Sociology of Religion, Criminal Justice Systems,Popular Culture and American Social Problems. In addition to teaching awards, Martin received the Meritorious ServiceAward from the Rice Alumni Association in 2001, recognizing his contributionsoutside the classroom, and the Student Association Mentor Award from RiceUniversity in 1999, for his care and thoughtful role in advising students.
Hiswriting has also received much recognition, including these awards for theoriginal version of “A Prophet with Honor“:
o “TenBest Biographies of Religious Figures in the 20th Century,” Christian ReaderMagazine, 2000
o ChristianityToday Critic's Choice Award for best book in category, Biography and History,1992
o Finalist,Biography of the Year, Los Angeles Times Book Review, 1992
Otherbooks by Martin include “Christians in Conflict,” Chicago: Center for theScientific Study of Religion, 1972; “Studies in Religion and Society” (in monographseries) A study of the clergy of Rochester, New York, in the conflict betweenEastman Kodak and the Alinsky-organized FIGHT; and “These Were God’s People: ALayman’s Bible History,” Southwestern Company, 1966.
Anative Texan, Martin received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Abilene(Texas) Christian University, then spent the next few years in the Boston areaearning a Bachelor’s of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School and aPh.D. from Harvard University in 1969. He returned to Texas and began teachingat Rice University shortly thereafter.
Martin has been married to Patricia Summerlin Martin,Ph.D., since 1957, and they have three adult children and nine grandchildren.They continue to reside in the Houston area
A Prophet with Honor: The Billy Graham Story
A Prophet with Honor is the biography Billy Graham himself invited and appreciated for its sympathetic but frank approach. Carefully documented, eminently fair, and gracefully written, it raises and answers key questions about Graham's character, contributions, and influence on the world religious scene. In this engaging and comprehensive book, William Martin gives readers a better understanding of the most successful evangelist in modern history, and the movement he led for over fifty years.
A Prophet with Honor makes a vital contribution to the Billy Graham legacy and allows us to understand why his words, actions, and personality endeared him to popes and preachers, kings and presidents, and millions of Christians in virtually every nation and culture around the world.
Martin draws on
extensive conversations with Graham himself
nearly two hundred interviews
previously untouched resources, including documents from six presidential libraries and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association archives
personal observation of Graham's crusades and conferences in the United States and Europe
decades of research on evangelical Christianity
Martin pays particular attention to Graham's controversial relationships with Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. He also describes how Graham's lifelong determination "to do something great for God" led him to organize international conferences that spearheaded the worldwide spread of the liberating message of Jesus, and prompted him to help strengthen religious freedom in the Soviet bloc and China.
Tracing Graham's life and ministry from his rural and religious roots in North Carolina to his place as the elder statesman of American evangelicalism, examining both his triumphs and his tribulations, Martin shows the multidimensional character of the man who has become one of the most admired persons in the world.
A Prophet with Honor makes a vital contribution to the Billy Graham legacy and allows us to understand why his words, actions, and personality endeared him to popes and preachers, kings and presidents, and millions of Christians in virtually every nation and culture around the world.
Martin draws on
extensive conversations with Graham himself
nearly two hundred interviews
previously untouched resources, including documents from six presidential libraries and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association archives
personal observation of Graham's crusades and conferences in the United States and Europe
decades of research on evangelical Christianity
Martin pays particular attention to Graham's controversial relationships with Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon. He also describes how Graham's lifelong determination "to do something great for God" led him to organize international conferences that spearheaded the worldwide spread of the liberating message of Jesus, and prompted him to help strengthen religious freedom in the Soviet bloc and China.
Tracing Graham's life and ministry from his rural and religious roots in North Carolina to his place as the elder statesman of American evangelicalism, examining both his triumphs and his tribulations, Martin shows the multidimensional character of the man who has become one of the most admired persons in the world.
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