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Author: Eric T. Eichinger
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 1496419944
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn July 19, 1924, Eric Liddell was on top of the world. He was the most famous Briton at the time, having just won the gold in the Olympic 400-meter race. As the storm clouds of World War II rolled in, Liddell lived purposefully even as his world crumbled, and he experienced the horror and deprivations of a Japanese internment camp.
Author: Wilson Julian
Publisher: Authentic Media
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 1780780222
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEric Liddell, the Scottish 400m Olympic Champion from the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris was immortalised in the Oscar winning film Chariots of Fire. His story however goes far beyond the restrictions of a two hour movie that in any case was not entirely accurate with the truth of the detail of Liddell's extraordinary but tragically short life. Julian Wilson's vivid biography recounts not only the highs and lows of his athletics career including his controversial decision never to run on a Sunday, but also his life after the Olympics as a missionary in war torn China. It was here that is unassuming and selfless character won him many friends despite the severity of the conditions he had to endure toward the end of his life.
Author: Julian Wilson
Publisher: Authentic Media Inc
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 127
ISBN-13: 1780780222
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEric Liddell, the Scottish 400m Olympic Champion from the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris was immortalised in the Oscar winning film Chariots of Fire. His story however goes far beyond the restrictions of a two hour movie that in any case was not entirely accurate with the truth of the detail of Liddell's extraordinary but tragically short life. Julian Wilson's vivid biography recounts not only the highs and lows of his athletics career including his controversial decision never to run on a Sunday, but also his life after the Olympics as a missionary in war torn China. It was here that is unassuming and selfless character won him many friends despite the severity of the conditions he had to endure toward the end of his life.
Author: Eric Liddell
Publisher: eChristian
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 1618430165
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis reprint of the classic work is a practical guide to helping Christians grow spiritually through a daily practice of prayer and Bible study, structured around key topics Liddell believes are basic knowledge for any Christian. At the foundation of the book is a Bible reading plan with a suggested reading for each day of the year.
Author: Sally Magnusson
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780752443522
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEric Liddell is famous for being the man who would not compromise his religious principles and refused to compete in the Olympics on a Sunday - despite the fact that he was the red hot favourite for the gold. Instead, he entered a different event that was not being competed on the Sabbath...and won a gold anyway. One of Scotland's finest athletes, Liddell was feted throughout the United Kingdom. At the height of his fame, however, he slipped quietly out of the limelight to become a missionary in China, where he later came to an unpleasant end in a Japanese internment camp. Eric Liddell's remarkable story was the subject of the smash 1982 film "Chariots of Fire."
Author: Janet Benge
Publisher: Christian Heroes: Then & Now
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781576581377
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! Missionary to China and Olympic runner who inspired the movie "Chariots of Fire, Eric Liddell ran the race of faith (1902-1945).
Author: Duncan Hamilton
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2016-05-12
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 0857522604
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEric Liddell was as close to a saint as any man in modern history has been. Renowned for his athletic prowess, it was also his deeply entrenched values that set him apart from the crowd. These qualities were never better illustrated than in the 1924 Paris Olympics when, having declined his place in the 100 metres owing to the fact that the race was run on a Sunday, he produced an astonishing performance to win gold in the 400 metres, and captured the hearts of the world. Liddell was immortalised in the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire, but that film barely scratched the surface of his life (as well as being economical with the facts). It was China, where he had grown up, that was Liddell's passion, and his zeal was to improve the lot of its most unfortunate people, in a time of terrible violence and danger, when the country lay under the brutal hand of the invading Japanese army. He was literally on a mission, a force for good in the world. For the Glory takes the reader from Liddell the fastest man on the planet, through Liddell the man with a higher purpose, to Liddell when he had to be stronger than all around him, detained in an internment camp under terrible conditions, when he became the moral centre of an otherwise unbearable world. Liddell would make the ultimate sacrifice, but the story of his life continues to inspire generation after generation, from all walks of life. This is the story of a true hero of our times.
Author: John W. Keddie
Publisher: Christian Focus
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781527105317
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMissionary & athlete Eric Liddell Sporting biography Beyond 'Chariots of Fire'
Author: Duncan Hamilton
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2017-05-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0143110187
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Hamilton is a guarantee of quality.” —Financial Times “Duncan Hamilton’s compelling biography puts flesh on the legend and paints a vivid picture of not only a great athlete, but also a very special human being.” —Daily Mail The untold and inspiring story of Eric Liddell, hero of Chariots of Fire, from his Olympic medal to his missionary work in China to his last, brave years in a Japanese work camp during WWII Many people will remember Eric Liddell as the Olympic gold medalist from the Academy Award winning film Chariots of Fire. Famously, Liddell would not run on Sunday because of his strict observance of the Christian sabbath, and so he did not compete in his signature event, the 100 meters, at the 1924 Paris Olympics. He was the greatest sprinter in the world at the time, and his choice not to run was ridiculed by the British Olympic committee, his fellow athletes, and most of the world press. Yet Liddell triumphed in a new event, winning the 400 meters in Paris. Liddell ran—and lived—for the glory of his God. After winning gold, he dedicated himself to missionary work. He travelled to China to work in a local school and as a missionary. He married and had children there. By the time he could see war on the horizon, Liddell put Florence, his pregnant wife, and children on a boat to Canada, while he stayed behind, his conscience compelling him to stay among the Chinese. He and thousands of other westerners were eventually interned at a Japanese work camp. Once imprisoned, Liddell did what he was born to do, practice his faith and his sport. He became the moral center of an unbearable world. He was the hardest worker in the camp, he counseled many of the other prisoners, he gave up his own meager portion of meals many days, and he organized games for the children there. He even raced again. For his ailing, malnourished body, it was all too much. Liddell died of a brain tumor just before the end of the war. His passing was mourned around the world, and his story still inspires. In the spirit of The Boys in the Boat and Unbroken, For the Glory is both a compelling narrative of athletic heroism and a gripping story of faith in the darkest circumstances.
Author: Maureen Moore
Publisher:
Published: 2017-08-09
Total Pages: 115
ISBN-13: 9781521946367
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMy father, Eric Liddell, first became famous as the man who would not run the 100 meter Olympic race on a Sunday. Unexpectedly, he went on to win the 400 meter race and became a hero. This story is told in the movie "Chariots of Fire" which once again catapulted him onto the world stage. He gave up fame and fortune to become a missionary teacher in China and entered relative obscurity. He believed God made him for China and that is where his most impressive achievements were made, first as a teacher and then for his work with the peasants in the country. When the Japanese invaded China my two sisters and my mother, pregnant with me, were sent to safety in Canada. My father was interned in a Japanese camp where he became a beloved light in a great darkness to hundreds of people. He died of a brain tumour shortly before the end of the war, never to see his wife and children again. I never met him."God and Me'" is a collection of poems and stories that tell the tale of my search for my father's love, his deeper faith and that elusive Presence some of us call God.The art in "God and Me" captures the essence of the poetry. The poetry describes a way of being with God in the world."God and Me" is a thought provoking and compelling read for all seekers of truth.
