America's Dates with Destiny

by Pat Robertson and Diane Bringgold

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0840777566
• ISBN13: 9780840777560
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Note about the Ghost-Writer who's the Actual Author

In "Religion Gone Bad," the excellent follow-up to his inspiring autobiography, "Stranger at the Gate," author/activist (Rev.) Mel White identifies himself as the author of this book. He said Robertson's only input into the book was four words: "You pick the dates." Surprisingly, Mel White still stands behind this book which is why I want to purchase a copy and read it for myself. Mel White is also the proud father of adopted son Mike White, screenwriter for "The Good Girl," "School of Rock," and his first directorial feature, "The Year of the Dog." Interested folks are encouraged to check out Mel White's website devoted to non-violent justice for all people, [...].

A Snapshot View

This was written during the era when Pat Robertson had presidential aspirations. That's even implied by the word "destiny" in the title. A chronology of significant events in American history are described. He starts with the Cape Henry landing April 29, 1607. From there he discusses the massacre at Henrico College in 1622. The third chapter talks about Jonathan Edward's famous sermon and America's first great awakening. In part two of the book a seque is made as he opens chapter 12 with the loss of old world dreams and values and Woodrow Wilson's call for war on Germany. His devotes other chapters in this section to events, personalities and the forming of various organizations in the early 20th century. The sequence of events leads readers on through the 1960s and 1970s. Part 3 is entitled "finding our way again" and it discusses the 1980s. Included is the spiritual march on Washington, the inauguration of Ronald Reagan, and a call for a "date with destiny", i.e., election day 1988.

An inspiring glance at providential events in our nation.

Pat Robertson begins his inspiring review of many of the unusual and providential interventions in the critical path our nation has followed to greatness by rendering the story of Enrico College, the founding of the first educational institution in the New World. Each subsequent chapter relates one timely occurence after another as Mr. Robertson builds his case for the assertion that God has had His hand on us from the beginning.In Part One, "Beginning Our Journey," Robertson selects eleven different events that chronicle the first two hundred and eighty years of America's history. Beginning with the Jamestown Landing in 1607, he proceeds to include such commonly memorable events as Jonathan Edwards' July 8, 1741 sermon "Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God", the July 4, 1776 signing of the Declaration of Independence, the May 14, 1804 embarkation of Lewis and Clark's expedition, and the October 28, 1886 dedication of the Statue of Liberty. Weaving together reknowned and obscure events, the author presents a very convincing argument for a divine hand that has been guiding the footsteps of our nation throughout its early history.In Part Two, "Losing Our Way," Mr. Robertson relates the series of losses our nation has suffered through numerous events of costly compromise. Detailing the circumstances that led to two world wars, the Great Depression, and America's defeat in Vietnam, Pat Robertson convincingly demonstrates the consequences of getting off the trail that previous generations had blazed through prayer and sacrifice. Erosions of freedom through the January 20, 1920 founding of the American Civil Liberties Union and the January 22, 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe vs. Wade are listed as further indications of great moral decline. In this section, the author renders a roster of uninterrupted losses that left our country dazed and bewildered at a crossroads.In the final section, Part Three, "Finding Our Way Again," Mr. Robertson leaves the reader with hope. The April 29, 1980 "Washington For Jesus" march marked the beginning of a new awakening of the spiritual heart of the nation and delivered, Mr. Robertson believes, "A Mandate to Return to Our Judeo-Christian Roots."Pat Robertson finishes his book by calling his readers to continue on election day , 1988, what was begun on January 20, 1981, at the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan. He concludes with an impassioned appeal to pro-activism and the rejection of the notion that separation of Church and State means the exclusion of God from government.More of an inspirational and engaging reviewing of the significant historical events that have shaped this nation than the dry and boring history texts that have haunted many students, Pat Robertson's "America's Dates With Destiny" will capture the reader from the onset and refuse to let him go until the credits roll.