This is an incisive and illuminating biography of the most influential preacher in America during this century. The author shows how the evangelical right co-opted Peale's conservative political agenda and New Agers capitalized on his proclamation of positive thinking mysticism. Peale's practical Christianity set a new agenda for religious America.
God's Salesman Norman Vincent Peale and the Power of Positive Thinking
An incisive and illuminating biography of the most influential preacher in the twentieth century.