Paul Johnson
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Filled with both historical and humanizing details, acclaimed historian Paul Johnson’s deft analysis of the Gospels (King James version) yields this powerful and striking portrayal of the life and teachings of Jesus.
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PAUL JOHNSON
Date of Birth: November 02, 1928
Birthplace: Barton, England
Education: Attended Stonyhurst College; B.A. (honors in history), Magdalen College, Oxford, 1950.
Profession: Assistant executive editor, Realities magazine, 1952-55; Assistant editor, New Statesman, 1955-60, deputy editor, 1960-64, director, 1965, editor, 1965-70; DeWitt Wallace professor of communications, American Enterprise Institute, 1980.
I've often criticized the whole concept of intellectuals. Their tendency as a class is to put ideas before people, and that is very dangerous. I don't want to be an intellectual of any kind.
-Paul Johnson, Publishers Weekly
Some academics don't like the idea of history being written by journalists, but my knowledge of the contemporary world helps me understand history and my knowledge of history helps me understand the contemporary world. Academic historians don't meet politicians and world leaders.
-Paul Johnson, The New York Times Book Review
[Modern Times ] is a work of intellect and imagination, in which the author shows a strong grasp of complex material and a remarkable ability to fit into a unity the interacting forces of political and social movements all over the world. What stands out is his dark, almost apocalyptic vision of what he regards as perhaps the most terrible century (if measured by its inhumanity and acts of violence) in the history of mankind.
-Stephen Spender, Atlantic
