Apostle of Liberty: The World-Changing Leadership of George Washington (Leaders in Action)
Apostle of Liberty: The World-Changing Leadership of George Washington is a biography of the great man, but in truth it is more than a mere biography. It also looks at his unique personal qualities as a leader and how these qualities marked him as a leader among leaders. In doing so, it reveals a man whose greatness did not stem from oratorical skills, superior knowledge, or brilliant military tactics, but from virtue. He understood his duty and his proper role in the fledgling nation, and he pursued it with an invincible resolution. Largely, this was due to his belief that God in his providence had chosen him to lead the new nation that was founded on liberty—civil, religious, and economic—and that the experiment that began under his leadership as president of the Constitutional Convention and was successful under his leadership in battle would prosper under his leadership and change the world if given the opportunity to succeed.
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Book details
- Author
- Stephen McDowell, David Vaughan
- Imprint
- Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Series
- Leaders in Action
- Subjects
- Biography & Autobiography › Presidents & Heads of State
History › United States - Topics
- American Revolution · Founding Fathers · presidential history · Christian leadership · virtue and character · liberty and freedom · biography
- ISBN-13
- 9781684423484 (Hardcover)9781684423491 (Paperback)
About the author
STEPHEN McDOWELL is the co-founder and president of the Providence Foundation, a nonprofit Christian educational organization he has led for over 40 years, and the author of more than 30 books, videos, and training courses, including America’s Providential History and Liberating the Nations. His books and writings have been translated into 18 languages and distributed to more than one million people.
McDowell holds a master’s degree in geophysics and has served as an adjunct professor at Regent University.
When not writing, McDowell draws on years of experience as a pastor and Christian educator to lead the Providence Foundation, based in Charlottesville, Virginia. That work in Christian education and ministry informs the biblical and historical themes running through his books.
Stephen lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his wife.