WORLD CHANGING
THROUGH LIFE CHANGING:
THE FRANK BUCHMAN REVOLUTION.
World Changing through Life
Changing: The Frank Buchman Revolution evaluates the life and work of a man whose movement of moral
and spiritual rearmament, together with its offshoots, changed the lives of
countless individuals as well as bringing a new dimension to international
relations. Author T. Willard Hunter combines a scholarly analysis with a wealth
of personal stories and previously unknown facts concerning Buchman, who
remains as controversial today as he was during his lifetime. Chapters include
“Alcoholics Anonymous,” “The European Union,” “Harry S. Truman,” “Adolf Hitler,”
and “Sex and Money.”
Hunter also
explores Buchman’s family and cultural background and the origins of his
philosophy and methodology. Appendices include Henry P. Van Dusen’s 1934
article “Apostle to the Twentieth Century,” reprinted from The Atlantic Monthly. The bibliography on Buchman is the most
complete ever compiled. This book is indeed a “must read” for all those who
have been affected, directly or indirectly, by the man whose work Hunter calls
“an under-reported phenomenon.”
Review Comments
“A mine of information on Frank Buchman’s
life and work . . . lucid, fast-moving, informative and uplifting.”
A. R. K. Mackenzie, former British Ambassador
“Alcoholics Anonymous owes so many of its
principles and nearly all of its 12 Steps to Frank Buchman. Hunter's book
is a ‘must read’ for any who want to know more about where AA came from.”
Rev. Bill Wigmore, President of Austin Recovery
“I was
enthralled reading the manuscript. Hunter has a wonderful way of telling the
story of Buchman in a compelling manner in an American idiom.”
Michael
Henderson, author of No Enemy to Conquer
“Stimulating
and provocative . . . coherent and well organized. In this peculiar day of
ours, anything that keeps alive idealism and optimism is precious.”
Charles
Champlin, film critic and author
Notes, Photos, Bibliography, Index.
Paperback.
$19.95.