Priests de la Resistance!

Priests de la Resistance!
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781786076731
ISBN-13 : 178607673X
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Book Synopsis Priests de la Resistance! by : The Revd Fergus Butler-Gallie

Download or read book Priests de la Resistance! written by The Revd Fergus Butler-Gallie and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A hugely enjoyable, eccentric account of clerical heroism in the face of evil.’ Observer ‘Comedy and tragedy run side by side… Bracing and lively.’ The Times ‘An admiring study of priests and ministers who have put their lives on the line.’ BBC History Magazine Who says you can't fight fascism in a cassock? Wherever fascism has taken root, it has met with resistance. From taking a bullet for a frightened schoolgirl in Alabama to saving Greek Jews from extermination by way of fake IDs, each of the fifteen hard-drinking, chain-smoking clerics featured in this book were willing to risk their lives for what they believed.


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