A professional baseball player, Sunday's enthusiasm for sports carried through to his religion.
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Robert A. Allen has made a life-long study of the life of Billy Sunday. He says, "During work on a master's degree in speech and theatre arts, I did extensive research and prepared a forty-five minute mono-drama on the life of Billy Sunday. I have presented that recital many times over the last several years." He has also published articles and a play about Billy Sunday.
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Billy Sunday Was An Evangelical Folk Hero,
By Notnadia (Currently upstairs.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Billy Sunday, Home Run to Heaven (Sowers) (Paperback)
My neighbor gave this book to me to read when I was about fourteen and just happened to tell her I had never heard of Billy Sunday, an evangelist she'd just mentioned. It's true I had never heard of Billy Sunday before that but every time I hear a reference to him now, I immediately think of this book and that sunny afternoon in 1993.
"Sunday" was a man who began life as a baseball player and remembered his days in that sport and the lessons it taught him about how to work a crowd. This backwoods Hellfire preacher was one of the most famous of all living Americans in his day and he headed open-air revivals the faithful would drive for days on end to reach. His charisma, forcefulness and dyed-in-the-wool sense of conviction gave him a powerful energy that sparked the interest of millions. One thing that I most remember about this brief biography of the first of the great broadcast media evangelists is the tone of respect it has for its subject. In fact it had so much reverence for Billy Sunday that I felt like maybe its lack of impartiality somewhat hamstrung its impartial reporting of the facts. So if anyone wants a celebration of Billy Sunday, this is the book, but for a warts and all portrait, I'd investigate what else is out there. (Thanks, Mrs. Glenn!)
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Colorful biography of an important American Revivalist,
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This review is from: Billy Sunday, Home Run to Heaven (Sowers) (Paperback)
We've been reading the biography of evangelist Billy Sunday during our family worship time at night, and it's been an interesting insight into one of the popular "revivalists" during the early part of the 20th century (although, obviously, no one can plan a "revival". Only the Holy Spirit brings a genuine revival in a believer's heart, in God's perfect timing. But all the same, it's good to read about folks like this who make up the tapestry of Christian history). The story is entertaining and lively in describing how Billy was a popular baseball player-turned-evangelist, and how he translated his baseball player flair into his evangelical revivals. Situated in the Prohibition era, the bio describes Billy's crusade against the alcohol industry, having himself struggled with drinking during his time as a baseball player. The description of his mannerisms and methodologies are colorful, describing Billy jumping about on stages and calling folks to follow the "sawdust trail", but his theology can, at times, be lacking (e.g. using a revival tent as a vehicle to encourage men to go off to fight in the first World War? Likewise, there's a crudeness of some of his message content, often resorting to using goofy slang and childish name-calling, versus simply preaching the message of Christ (Gal. 3:16). Sadly, as the book nears the close we learn that due to Billy (and his wife) spending long times on the road away from his children, leaving them at home in the care of a housekeeper, that ultimately all of his four children died early, with two of his boys sinking into alcohol that ultimately took their lives (sadly ironic, in light of Billy's crusades against liquor). If anything, that's probably the principle message I took away from this text: while evangelism and ministry is important, don't pursue this at the cost of your obligation to shepherding your own family.
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A Decent, Compact Look at Billy Sunday's Entire Life and Career as a Famous Preacher,
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This review is from: Billy Sunday, Home Run to Heaven (Sowers) (Paperback)
This book is a good introduction to the life of Billy Sunday. You can then decide if you want to read more about him or if you have learned enough about him.
This is a book written for teens, it is somewhat brief and to the point, not going too far in-depth, with a drawing to open each chapter. I learned a lot about Billy Sunday's life and career, from his Civil War father whom Billy never met, to his mother giving up Billy and his brother to a soldier's orphanage, to Billy getting discovered and recruited into professional baseball, to Billy getting Saved and becoming the most famous preacher of his era. The book is a relatively quick read. Too long to read in one sitting, but easy to finish in a week's worth of reading sessions. A much better book for those who love much longer reads would be "Billy Sunday: 1862-1935. The Life and Works of the Baseball Evangelist," by Elijah P. Brown. Billy Sunday: The Life and Work of the Baseball Evangelist (Ambassador Classic Biography Series)
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