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Divine Plan : John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Dramatic End of the Cold War by Robert Orlando and Paul Kengor (2019, Hardcover)
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Divine Plan : John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Dramatic End of the Cold War, Hardcover by Kengor, Paul; Orlando, Robert, ISBN 1610171543, ISBN-13 9781610171540, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "The Cold War came to an abrupt end at the close of the 20th century thanks to the shared vision and efforts of two men: Pope John Paul II and Ronald Reagan. While seemingly very different, they shared much, including a philosophy of freedom and the belief that they had been called to bring an end to the Soviet regime. This calling they believed had a divine source, and hence referred to their efforts as the Divine Plan."--
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PublisherRegnery Publishing
ISBN-101610171543
ISBN-139781610171540
eBay Product ID (ePID)24038836318
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Book TitleDivine Plan : John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and the Dramatic End of the Cold War
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicPolitical Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Christianity / Catholic, Religious, International Relations / General, Presidents & Heads of State
GenreReligion, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorRobert Orlando, Paul Kengor
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight15 oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2019-020315
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsPraise for Paul Kengor's bestseller A Pope and a President"Kengor breaks new ground. He shows the depth of [John Paul II and Reagan's] friendship." --World magazine, naming A Pope and a President a Book of the Year finalist"Kengor delves in depth into the most remarkable partnership ever to dismantle an evil empire." --The Stream Advance praise for Robert Orlando's documentary film The Divine Plan"A wonderful new documentary . . . The Divine Plan is a reminder of the type of leadership our country sorely needs." --Townhall "Recommended to anyone interested in the history of the Cold War and all who doubt the power of faith to move world events." --The Daily Wire
Dewey Decimal327.73047084
SynopsisJust six weeks apart in the spring of 1981, Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan took bullets from would-be assassins. Few realized at the time how close both men came to dying. Surviving these near-death experiences created a singular bond between the pope and the president that historians have failed to appreciate. When John Paul II and Reagan met only a year later, they confided to each other a shared conviction: that God had spared their lives for a reason. That reason? To defeat Communism. In private, Reagan had a name for this: "The DP"--the Divine Plan. * * * It has become fashionable to see the collapse of the Soviet empire as inevitable. Hardly. In this riveting book, bestselling author Paul Kengor and writer-director Robert Orlando show what it took to end the Cold War: leaders who refused to accept that hundreds of millions must suffer under totalitarian Communism. And no leaders proved more important than the pope and the president. Two men who seemed to have little in common developed an extraordinary bond--including a spiritual bond between the Catholic pope and Protestant president. And their shared core convictions drove them to confront Communism. To tell the full story of the dramatic closing act of the Cold War, Kengor and Orlando draw on their exhaustive research and exclusive interviews with more than a dozen experts, including well-known historians Douglas Brinkley, H. W. Brands, Anne Applebaum, Stephen Kotkin, John O'Sullivan, and Craig Shirley; the leading biographer of John Paul II, George Weigel; close Reagan advisers Richard V. Allen and James Rosebush; and Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Robert Barron. You can't understand Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan--or how the Cold War came to such a swift and peaceful end--without understanding how much faith they put in the Divine Plan., Two men with seemingly little in common: a Catholic pope from Poland and a Protestant president from America's heartland. But John Paul II and Ronald Reagan bonded after they nearly died from assassination attempts a mere six weeks apart. Together they committed to confronting the great evil of the twentieth century: Soviet Communism. This wasn't their plan. They saw it as the Divine Plan. Book jacket., In this follow-up to Paul Kengor's acclaimed bestseller A Pope and a President, Kengor teams up with writer-director Robert Orlando to shed new light on the extraordinary bond between John Paul II and Ronald Reagan, and how that bond drove the pope and the president to confront communism., Just six weeks apart in the spring of 1981, Pope John Paul II and President -Ronald Reagan took bullets from would-be assassins. Few realized at the time how close both men came to dying. Surviving these near-death experiences created a singular bond between the pope and the president that -historians have failed to appreciate. When John Paul II and Reagan met only a year later, they confided to each other a shared conviction: that God had spared their lives for a -reason. That reason? To defeat Communism. In private, Reagan had a name for this: "The DP"--the Divine Plan. * * * It has become fashionable to see the collapse of the Soviet empire as inevitable. Hardly. In this riveting book, bestselling author Paul Kengor and writer--director Robert Orlando show what it took to end the Cold War: leaders who refused to accept that hundreds of -millions must suffer under totalitarian -Communism. And no leaders proved more important than the pope and the president. Two men who seemed to have little in common developed an extraordinary bond--including a spiritual bond between the Catholic pope and Protestant president. And their shared core convictions drove them to confront Communism. To tell the full story of the dramatic closing act of the Cold War, Kengor and Orlando draw on their exhaustive research and exclusive interviews with more than a dozen experts, including well-known historians Douglas Brinkley, H. W. Brands, Anne Applebaum, Stephen Kotkin, John O'Sullivan, and Craig Shirley; the leading biographer of John Paul II, George Weigel; close Reagan advisers Richard V. Allen and James Rosebush; and Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Robert Barron. You can't understand Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan--or how the Cold War came to such a swift and peaceful end--without understanding how much faith they put in the Divine Plan., "John Paul II and Ronald Reagan both understood that they were preserved through this suffering for a high purpose. And I don't think you'll understand either one of them without understanding that." --Bishop Robert Barron in The Divine Plan Just six weeks apart in the spring of 1981, Pope John Paul II and President -Ronald Reagan took bullets from would-be assassins. Few realized at the time how close both men came to dying. Surviving these near-death experiences created a singular bond between the pope and the president that -historians have failed to appreciate. When John Paul II and Reagan met only a year later, they confided to each other a shared conviction: that God had spared their lives for a -reason. That reason? To defeat Communism. In private, Reagan had a name for this: "The DP"--the Divine Plan. * * * It has become fashionable to see the collapse of the Soviet empire as inevitable. Hardly. In this riveting book, bestselling author Paul Kengor and writer--director Robert Orlando show what it took to end the Cold War: leaders who refused to accept that hundreds of -millions must suffer under totalitarian -Communism. And no leaders proved more important than the pope and the president. Two men who seemed to have little in common developed an extraordinary bond--including a spiritual bond between the Catholic pope and Protestant president. And their shared core convictions drove them to confront Communism. To tell the full story of the dramatic closing act of the Cold War, Kengor and Orlando draw on their exhaustive research and exclusive interviews with more than a dozen experts, including well-known historians Douglas Brinkley, H. W. Brands, Anne Applebaum, Stephen Kotkin, John O'Sullivan, and Craig Shirley; the leading biographer of John Paul II, George Weigel; close Reagan advisers Richard V. Allen and James Rosebush; and Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Bishop Robert Barron. You can't understand Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan--or how the Cold War came to such a swift and peaceful end--without understanding how much faith they put in the Divine Plan. Don't miss the Divine Plan motion picture thedivineplanmovie.com
LC Classification NumberE877.2.K453 2019
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Insightful.
Poignant and thought provoking especially in this woke-cancel culture environ we currently find ourselves. God help US.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
