Seven Women
And the Secret of Their Greatness
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4.5 • 31 Ratings
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Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Be inspired as you explore the captivating stories of seven Christian women of faith who changed the course of history.
New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas gives you seven fascinating portraits of some of the greatest women who ever lived, each of whom changed the course of history by following God;s call upon their lives.
Each of the world-changing figures who stride across these pages—Joan of Arc, Susanna Wesley, Hannah More, Sister Maria of Paris, Corrie ten Boom, Rosa Parks, and Mother Teresa—is an exemplary model of true womanhood. Learn integrity and courage from the stories of heroines like:
Teenaged Joan of Arc, who followed God's call and liberated her country, dying a heroic martyr's deathSusanna Wesley, who had nineteen children and gave the world its most significant evangelist and its greatest hymn writer, her sons John and CharlesCorrie ten Boom, who was arrested for hiding Dutch Jews from the Nazis and survived the horrors of a concentration camp, astonishing the world by forgiving her tormentorsRosa Parks, whose deep sense of justice and unshakable dignity and faith helped launch the twentieth century's greatest social movement
Writing in his trademark conversational and engaging style, Eric Metaxas reveals how the extraordinary women profiled here achieved their greatness, inspiring readers to lives guided by a call beyond themselves.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Metaxas's (Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy) newest biographical effort deftly details in brief the lives of "seven of the greatest men who ever lived" George Washington, William Wilberforce, Eric Liddell, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jackie Robinson, Pope John Paul II, Chuck Colson with the hope that they may serve as role models for adolescents and fathers confronting what he calls "a crisis of manhood." The men are as diverse as they are fascinating, with his list ranging from Christian leaders to sports stars. Metaxas highlights three things in each life: the critical issues and events each man confronted; the inner strength they possessed to face adversity; and the contours of a Christian faith that framed their work. While Metaxas is forced by the need for brevity to gloss over certain biographical details and skirts thorny issues with sometimes glib commentary, the reader will learn something, as Metaxas reveals surprising or little-known facts about each man. Although Metaxas, an evangelical Christian, might have included interfaith examples, readers of different religions can appreciate these men and seek to emulate their more laudable qualities.
