Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is written by Cheryl D. Hughes and published by Ignatius Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1621647234 (ISBN 10) and 9781621647232 (ISBN 13).

"Venerable Fulton J. Sheen was one of the greatest spiritual leaders--and entertainers--in America's tumultuous twentieth century. His television shows, for which he eventually won an Emmy Award, reached millions of viewers, and in the 1950s and '60s, "Fulton Sheen" was a household name. But his greatest gift was in finding lost sheep. Through his thought, wit, and compassion, many thousands of people likely entered the Church, from all walks of life...This in-depth work by historian Cheryl C.D. Hughes lets readers inhabit the postwar America where Bishop Fulton Sheen thrived, in order to reveal what made him such a magnetic figure in his own era. It peers into the complex lives of the celebrities and fallen stars who saw in the warm, brillant bishop a sign of God's grace, and it offers a study in the inner dynamics of conversion...."--