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| Titre : | My Life : A Guided Tour : The Autobiography of Kenneth N. Taylor |
| Auteurs : | Ken Taylor, Auteur ; Virginia J. Muir, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Wheaton [USA] : Tyndale House, 1991 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-8423-4046-5 |
| Format : | xi + 401 p. / 14 planches hors-texte N&B et couleurs |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | LJ (Biographies de figures de l'histoire chrétienne) |
| Résumé : |
This is the autobiography of Kenneth N. Taylor, the man God chose to write The Living Bible.
Perhaps no other achievement in the twentieth century has made as great an impact upon Christendom as has The Living Bible. It is acknowledged by multiplied millions of Christians to be the most readable of all English Bible versions. Ken Taylor feels he received a special gift from God for his translation work, but The Living Bible is also the result of divine timing, keen scholarship, prodigious effort, intense motivation, and remarkable discipline. Most of Ken Taylor’s friends agree that one of his outstanding characteristics is a creative, innovative mind. He thinks of new and improved ways to get things done. This quality led him to become a founder and prime mover of such organizations as Evangelical Literature Overseas, Short Terms Abroad, the Christian Booksellers Association, Tyndale House Publishers, Tyndale House Foundation, and Living Bibles International. Ask any of Ken Taylor’s associates to describe him, and they will use words like dedication, humility, integrity, faithful stewardship, honesty. Some may add complexity, even mysticism. As you trace the “guided tour” that is his life, you will see each of these qualities displayed: * the dedication that kept him at the translator’s desk for sixteen years * the humility that kept his name off the title page of The Living Bible * the integrity that made publishing peers, bookstore owners, and readers trust the fledgling Tyndale House Publishers and its products * the faithful stewardship that inspired him to transfer ail of the millions of dollars of royalties from The Living Bible into a nonprofit foundation * the honesty that compels him to reveal in frank detail his own shortcomings and mistakes in both Personal and professional life This book abounds with fascinating anecdotes about Ken and Margaret Taylor’s home life and the vicissitudes of rearing a large family during the lean years when there was more month than money. The life and work of Kenneth N. Taylor will powerfully challenge ail who aspire to faithful stewardship. |
| Note de contenu : |
- A Word to My Readers - Prologue—1940 - 1. Beginnings / 2. School Days / 3. High School / 4. Preparing for College / 5. First Years at Wheaton College / Poem: “The Cord” / 6. Margaret / 7. The Accident / 8. Engaged at Last / 9. Some Miracles / 10. Life Together / 11. Seminary Days / 12. An Introduction to Missions / Poem: “The Rumor” / 13. A New Job and a Growing Family / 14. Housing Frustrations / 15. A House of Our Own / 16. Traveling the World / Poem: “She Stood at the Window, Sobbing” / 17. Moody Press / 18. Evangelical Literature Overseas / 19. Family Life / Poem: “Are All the Children In?” Elizabeth Rosser / 20. A New Kind of Translation / 21. Voice Problems / Poem: “In Thankfulness for Health” / 22. Living Letters / 23. Tyndale House Grows / Poem: “What Is in Your Bag?” / 24 The Living Bible / 25. Commendation and Criticism / Poem: “Street Scene in Iran” / 26. Tyndale House Foundation / Poem: “Moving the Hands of God” / 27. Magazines, Racks of Books, and Church Bulletins / 28. Financial Crises / Poem: “Hymn of Going Home” / 29. Living Bibles around the World / Poem: “Farewell, Forever” / 30. Tithing and Hospitality / Poem: “Empty Nest” / 31. Thoughts about Prayer / Poem: “The Accident” / 32. The Past Ten Years / Poem: “Let Me Get Home before Dark,” Robertson McQuilkin - Epilogue - An Appreciation (V. Gilbert Beers) - Chronology of Events in the Lives of Kenneth and Margaret Taylor - Resumé of Kenneth Taylor’s Books, Positions, and Honors - Index |
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