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Prisoner of Conscience: One Man's Crusade for Global Human and Religious Rights Hardcover – October 8, 2011


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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Zondervan; First Edition, First Printing edition (October 8, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0310328993
  • ISBN-13: 978-0310328995
  • Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 1 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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About the Author

Congressman Frank Wolf has represented Virginia’s 10th District since 1981, making him one of the most senior members of the House of Representatives. For three decades now, Frank Wolf has partnered across the aisle to become an outspoken voice on human rights in Congress. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Penn State and a law degree from Georgetown. He and his wife, Carolyn, live in Virginia. They are the parents of five children and the grandparents of fifteen grandchildren.



Anne Morse, a freelance writer, spent 18 years collaborating with Chuck Colson on BreakPoint commentaries, Jubilee and Christianity Today columns, and books. She is also the co-author of Prisoner of Conscience with Congressman Frank Wolf of Virginia. She lives in Maryland with her husband.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful By Anne Morse on October 19, 2011
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Congressman Frank Wolf sneaked into Tibet under the noses of the Chinese government, and blew the lid off the torture and imprisonment of the Tibetan people. He knows what happened to the demonstrators at Tiananmen Square: He found them in a prison factory, making socks as slave laborers. He marched boldly into a Soviet-era prison camp shouting, "I'm a U.S. Congressman! I want to talk to you!" He was almost killed when Romanian secret police tried to run him down in the dark of night after he attempted to visit a high-ranking defector's daughter, who was living under house arrest. He was almost killed again when he traveled incognito to Baghdad. He traveled through the Amazon Jungle with the son of slain missionary Nate Saint to bring help to impoverished Indian tribes. Frank Wolf is Charlie Wilson without the sleaze--a fearless defender of human and religious rights around the world. Don't miss this gripping memoir.
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With a will of steel and a heart of compassion, Congressman Frank Wolf sought out some of the most dangerous countries in the world, with the purpose of extracting first-hand information about religious persecution, political oppression, and famine, and to report back to Congress and the administration. President Obama has not appointed a person to the cabinet to represent Human Rights and Religious Freedom issues around the world in all the years he has been president, as his predecessors have done.
A well written first-hand account, creating awareness of the great needs around the world.
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Frank Wolf is a man of high integrity and has engaged the issues addressed in this book for many years.
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Congressman Wolf recounts his visits over the years with many heads of state and other world leaders in his efforts to documents the situations of repressions and violation of universal human rights in many countries of the world.

Wolf gives details of personalities, situations, and events that brought about changes or that still are resistant to change. He discusses political and economic trends that have supported or hindered the attempt to improve human rights situations around the world.

In his worldwide campaign for human rights, Wolf especially focuses on two primary concerns for Americans and the American government, freedom of religious expression and political prisoners. He travels to hot spots and areas of concern to gain first-hand knowledge of situations.

This Congressman conducts an awareness campaign with other Congressmen and US government leaders, and introduces specific US legislation related to US policy and trade practices as they affect political prisoners and other prisoners of conscience in various countries.

Wolf meets with heads of state and other national leaders, where they will see him. He engaged in one trip to Tibet under cover in order to see the on-the-ground reality behind the claims of suppression and culture-destruction by the Chinese, ultimately creating an international diplomatic incident. He takes a historical approach, starting with older situations that have now changed for the better, and looks at current problems still unresolved.

It is instructive of the forces and pressures from within the United States - business or government - that hinder an administration or Congress' attempts to advocate for oppressed minorities or individuals in some countries such as China presently.

Wolf gives specific instances of his letters to and meetings with several US Presidents over the years on such matters.
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By Gina R. Dalfonzo on April 15, 2012
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An interesting, highly readable overview of Rep. Wolf's human rights work, both around the world and at home. His insights into human rights have been gained on the front lines and are simultaneously sobering and inspiring: He knows the dire situation so many are in and how frustrating the work can be, but he also has practical wisdom to share and doesn't consider any of it a lost cause. He obviously has strong ties to his party but is willing to work with opponents and acknowledge strengths and weaknesses of both parties (e.g., he calls out both Bush and Obama for doing so little for Chinese political prisoners). A well-informed, well-rounded book.

Review cross-posted at Goodreads.
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This is a wonderful book. Frank Wolf is one of the few congressmen who have written about the Assyrians in Northern Iraq being prosecuted by the Kurds and other muslims. He has tried and implemented policies to help christians from being massacred. Thank You
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