Pat Robertson : a life and legacy : Harrell, David Edwin, Jr. 1930- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (original) (raw)

xiv, 442 p., [16] p. of plates : 24 cm

Pat Robertson: A Life and Legacy is the first sweeping overview of the remarkable life and the vast international empire led by Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (1930-), one of the consummate -- and most controversial -- American visionaries of the twentieth century. Based on thousands of documents from the files of the Christian Broadcasting Network and the private correspondence of Robertson himself. --from publisher description

Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-416) and index

Origins -- Christian broadcaster -- Personal life: family, fame, and religious identity -- From television entrepreneur to presidential candidate -- Completing the political journey: the Christian Coalition -- Rebuilding the Christian Broadcasting Network -- New frontiers: WorldReach and Operation Blessing -- Home front: Regent University and the American Center for Law and Justice -- Multiple incarnations: entrepreneur, author, controversialist -- Religious life: a charismatic middle way -- The man, the empire, the legacy