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Eric Metaxas (born 1963) is an American author. He is best known for two biographies: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery about William Wilberforce.

Biography

Metaxas grew up in Danbury, Connecticut and graduated from Yale University, where he edited the Yale Record, the nation's oldest college humor magazine. Metaxas lives in Manhattan with his wife and daughter.

Writing

Although heavily criticized as historically inaccurate and theologically incompetent by Bonhoeffer scholars such as Victoria Barnett,^[1] and Clifford Greene, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy won a minor award, the 2010 EPCA Christian Book of the Year^[2], gaining publicity after Laura Bush allegedly claimed that her husband, George W. Bush, was reading it.^[3] Metaxas was the 2011 recipient of the Canterbury Medal awarded by the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.^[4] He was also awarded the 2011 John C. Pollock Award for Christian Biography by Beeson Divinity School and a 2011 Christopher Award in the Books for Adults category.^[5]^[6]

Metaxas has written over 30 children's books, including It's Time to Sleep, My Love and Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving. He's also written books and videos for VeggieTales and provided the voice of the narrator in "Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen." His biography of Wilberforce, Amazing Grace, was the companion book to the movie 2006 film.^[7]

His humor writing has been published in the Atlantic Monthly and The New York Times.^{[citation needed]}

Other activities

He has appeared on U.S. television stations CNN, the Fox News Channel, and the History Channel; he has been on at least two radio programs, NPR and Focus on the Family.

On February 2, 2012, Metaxas was the keynote speaker for the 2012 National Prayer Breakfast ^[8], a yearly event organized by conservative Christians for the benefit of the political, social, and economic elite.

References

External links

Official website

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[1] ttp://journal.ambrose.edu/ojs/index.php/acchquarterly/article/view/46/92

[2] ttp://christianbookexpo.com/christianbookawards/bookofyear.php

[3] ttp://voices.washingtonpost.com/political-bookworm/2010/09/bushs_heavy_reading.html

[4] ttp://www.becketfund.org/cmd2011/

[5] ttp://www.beesondivinity.com/pollockaward

[6] ttp://www.christophers.org/page.aspx?pid=1291

[7] ttp://www.harpercollins.com/book/index.aspx?isbn=9780061173004

[8] ttp://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/obama-says-faith-mandates-him-to-care-for-the-poor/2012/02/02/gIQAQaDBlQ_story.html

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-Although heavily criticized by Bonhoeffer scholars such as Victoria Barnett,<ref>http://journal.ambrose.edu/ojs/index.php/acchquarterly/article/view/46/92</ref> ''Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy'' was named the 2010 [[Evangelical Christian Publishers Association|EPCA]] Christian Book of the Year<ref>http://christianbookexpo.com/christianbookawards/bookofyear.php</ref> and also gained publicity after Laura Bush claimed that her husband, [[George W. Bush]], was reading it.<ref>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/political-bookworm/2010/09/bushs_heavy_reading.html</ref> Metaxas was the 2011 recipient of the Canterbury Medal awarded by the [[Becket Fund for Religious Liberty]].<ref>http://www.becketfund.org/cmd2011/</ref> He was also awarded the 2011 John C. Pollock Award for Christian Biography by [[Beeson Divinity School]] and a 2011 [[Christopher Award]] in the Books for Adults category.<ref>http://www.beesondivinity.com/pollockaward</ref><ref>http://www.christophers.org/page.aspx?pid=1291</ref>
+Although heavily criticized as historically inaccurate and theologically incompetent by Bonhoeffer scholars such as Victoria Barnett,<ref>http://journal.ambrose.edu/ojs/index.php/acchquarterly/article/view/46/92</ref> and Clifford Greene, ''Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy'' won a minor award, the 2010 [[Evangelical Christian Publishers Association|EPCA]] Christian Book of the Year<ref>http://christianbookexpo.com/christianbookawards/bookofyear.php</ref>, gaining publicity after Laura Bush allegedly claimed that her husband, [[George W. Bush]], was reading it.<ref>http://voices.washingtonpost.com/political-bookworm/2010/09/bushs_heavy_reading.html</ref> Metaxas was the 2011 recipient of the Canterbury Medal awarded by the [[Becket Fund for Religious Liberty]].<ref>http://www.becketfund.org/cmd2011/</ref> He was also awarded the 2011 John C. Pollock Award for Christian Biography by [[Beeson Divinity School]] and a 2011 [[Christopher Award]] in the Books for Adults category.<ref>http://www.beesondivinity.com/pollockaward</ref><ref>http://www.christophers.org/page.aspx?pid=1291</ref>
 Metaxas has written over 30 children's books, including ''It's Time to Sleep, My Love'' and ''Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving''. He's also written books and videos for ''[[VeggieTales]]'' and provided the voice of the narrator in "Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen." His biography of Wilberforce, ''Amazing Grace'', was the companion book to the movie [[Amazing Grace (2006 film)|2006 film]].<ref>http://www.harpercollins.com/book/index.aspx?isbn=9780061173004</ref>