
by Garry Wills
This is a brilliant synthesis of the Apostle Paul's thought and influence, written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and eminent scholar whom the Chicago Tribune calls a ?foremost Catholic intellectual.' All through history, Christians have debated Paul's influence on the church. Though revered, Paul has also been a stone on which many stumble. Apocryphal writings by Peter and James charge Paul, in the second century, with being a tool of Satan. In later centuries, Paul became a target of ridicule for writers such as Thomas Jefferson (?the first corruptor?), George Bernard Shaw (?a monstrous imposition?), and Nietzsche (?the Dysangelist?).
Garry Wills (born May 22, 1934) is an American author, journalist, political philosopher, and historian, specializing in American history, politics, and religion, especially the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1993. Wills has written over fifty books and, since 1973, has been a frequent reviewer for The New York Review of Books. He became a faculty member of the history department at Northwestern University in 1980, where he is currently an Emeritus Professor of History. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Wills)

by Garry Wills
This is a brilliant synthesis of the Apostle Paul's thought and influence, written by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and eminent scholar whom the Chicago Tribune calls a ?foremost Catholic intellectual.' All through history, Christians have debated Paul's influence on the church. Though revered, Paul has also been a stone on which many stumble. Apocryphal writings by Peter and James charge Paul, in the second century, with being a tool of Satan. In later centuries, Paul became a target of ridicule for writers such as Thomas Jefferson (?the first corruptor?), George Bernard Shaw (?a monstrous imposition?), and Nietzsche (?the Dysangelist?).
Garry Wills (born May 22, 1934) is an American author, journalist, political philosopher, and historian, specializing in American history, politics, and religion, especially the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1993. Wills has written over fifty books and, since 1973, has been a frequent reviewer for The New York Review of Books. He became a faculty member of the history department at Northwestern University in 1980, where he is currently an Emeritus Professor of History. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Wills)