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William Sloane Coffin Jr.: A Holy Impatience

Name: William Sloane Coffin Jr.: A Holy Impatience
Author: Warren Goldstein
ISBN: 9780300102215

by Warren Goldstein

Publisher: Yale University Press
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780300102215

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Synopsis of William Sloane Coffin Jr.: A Holy Impatience

"This is an elegantly written biography, a portrait of a complex man negotiating complex times, written by a scholar equal to the task. In many ways this is the best way to see post-World War II America—from the inside out—through the eyes of a flawed humanitarian and restless searcher."—Ken Burns; "Warren Goldstein has given us a brilliantly insightful, richly detailed portrait of one of America's larger-than-life heroes-a man who, despite terrible blind-spots and flaws, managed to breathe passion back into Christianity and high moral purpose into the political struggles of the sixties."-Barbara Ehrenreich; "Bill Coffin is an American Knight, stranger to fear, the visionary's best companion, a joyfully embattled Christian, his life the richest imaginable. This book is a worthy and moving introduction to his grand transcendent spirit." - Arthur Miller, playwright and author

Author Biography: Warren Goldstein is associate professor of history and chair of the department of history at the University of Hartford. His essays and reviews have appeared in Lingua Franca, the Gettysburg Review, the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post, The Nation, and many other publications, and his books include the prize-winning Playing for Keeps: A History of Early Baseball.

The New York Times - Richard Lingeman

Warren Goldstein has achieved the difficult task of depicting fairly a life storm-tossed by religious and political controversy.

About the Author, Warren Goldstein

Warren Goldstein earned his B.A. and Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale. He is associate professor of history and chair of the department of history at the University of Hartford. His essays and reviews have appeared in Lingua Franca, the Gettysburg Review, the New York Times Book Review, Washington Post, The Nation, and many other publications, and his books include the prize-winning Playing for Keeps: A History of Early Baseball.