Eric Henry Liddell was a Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary. He is perhaps most well known as the subject of the Oscar-winning 1981 film Chariots of Fire, which depicted his experiences training and racing in the Olympics and the religious convictions that influenced him. In his book about spiritual disciplines, he outlines his own pattern for living which has as its foundation a daily Bible reading plan.
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Reviews
Travis says:
Eric Liddell was the Olympic track champion who, in 1924, refused to race on a Sunday, but who later set a world record in the 400m. His life inspired the movie “Chariots of Fire.” Liddell was also a passionate follower of Jesus Christ who served as a missionary in China until his death during World War II. In The Disciplines of the Christian Life, Liddell shares some of the basic knowledge... Read more
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Josh Morgan says:
This review first appeared on my blog, Jacob's Café (jacobscafe.blogspot.com). Many people know Eric Liddell from the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire. What many people don't know is he also gave up the life of an athlete to be an overseas missionary. In the short, The Disciplines of the Christian Life, Liddell presents a fundamental (not to be confused with fundamentalist) theology and encou... Read more
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JE says:
This book was published forty years after the death of the author, Eric Liddell, who had died unexpectedly from a brain tumor in a Japanese prison camp, only months before what would have been his release, leaving behind not just his wife and kids, but those still in the camp who had come to rely on him for encouragement and strength every day. Liddell is best known for his refusal to race in... Read more
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