Born Again

by Colson, Charles

• ISBN13: 9780800793777
• ISBN10: 0800793773
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Chosen
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Summary

In 1974 Charles W. Colson pleaded guilty to Watergate-related offenses and, after a tumultuous investigation, served seven months in prison. In his search for meaning and purpose in the face of the Watergate scandal, Colson penned Born Again. This unforgettable memoir shows a man who, seeking fulfillment in success and power, found it, paradoxically, in national disgrace and prison.In the decades since its initial publication, Born Again has brought hope and encouragement to millions. This remarkable story of new life continues to influence lives around the world through a dozen foreign editions.

Author Biography

Charles W. Colson, former special counsel to President Richard Nixon, is the author of twenty-three books that have sold more than five million copies. In 1976 Colson founded Prison Fellowship, which has since become the world's largest outreach to prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families. In 1991 he launched Break Point, a daily radio feature bringing Christian thinking to bear on current issues, which airs on some one thousand stations nationwide.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(2)
Before We Begin	9	(122)
1. Something Wrong	13	(8)
2. "Good Enough"	21	(13)
3. "Break All the____China"	34	(12)
4. The President's Night Out	46	(9)
5. Hatchet Man	55	(18)
6. "Exhausted Volcano"	73	(17)
7. The Long Hot Summer	90	(18)
8. An Unforgettable Night	108	(10)
9. Cottage by the Sea	118	(13)
10. Washington Revisited	131	(15)
11. Brothers	146	(13)
12. Christ in the Headlines	159	(15)
13. The Lonely House	174	(11)
14. Underground Movement	185	(10)
15. Accused	195	(13)
16. Decision	208	(17)
17. Guilty, Your Honor	225	(9)
18. Awaiting Judgment	234	(11)
19. Fall of the Gavel	245	(6)
20. The Slammer	251	(13)
21. "Don't Get Involved"	264	(11)
22. No Favors, Please	275	(10)
23. When Two or More Gather	285	(11)
24. A Helping Hand	296	(14)
25. Unexpected Gift	310	(8)
26. Spiritual Warfare	318	(13)
27. A Time to Be Free	331	(11)
Epilogue	342	(2)
With Gratitude	344	(3)
Index of Proper Names	347