Journal of Church and State, March 22nd, 2005
A Passionate Pilgrim: A Biography of Bishop James A. Pike. By David M. Robertson. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. xi+283pp. $24.95.
Although intuition dictates that the best author of a biography is a close associate of the subject, it is not always the case. Too often, the biographer has an agenda of his or her own to preserve a positive memory of the subject or to reverse a negative reputation. In such instances, a biographer who is a bit more removed from the subject of inquiry will produce a clearer and more objective portrait. This is the case with David M. Robertson's biography of th...
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