![]() ![]() Conservatives will applaud Bryan's righteous rhetoric, but will cringe at his simplistic populism. Today's progressives aren't clamoring for a fervent evangelical known more from Inherit the Wind than for his economic egalitarianism. Kazin has chosen an almost impossible task. Perhaps the story of an earnest and eloquent, if not godly, hero can help." "I wrote this book, in part, to gain a measure of respect for Bryan and his people," Kazin writes in the first chapter, "The Romance of Jefferson and Jesus." "e lack politicians, filled with conviction and blessed with charisma, who are willing to lead a charge against secular forces whose power is both mightier and more subtly deployed than a century ago. ![]() Kazin makes no effort to disguise the intent of A Godly Hero: The Life of William Jennings Bryan. ![]() But a new biography from Georgetown University historian Michael Kazin argues that a Bryan revival might be just the thing to resuscitate populist pols, including Christian liberals. Scholars unsympathetic to Bryan's beliefs and causes have for years solidified his legacy as a retrograde blowhard. ![]()
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