In His Image
Theological work
By: William Jennings Bryan
Date: 1922
Source: Bryan, William Jennings. In His Image. New York: Revell, 1922, 120–123.
About the Author: William Jennings Bryan (1860–1925), a famous orator and politician, unsuccessfully ran as the Democratic presidential candidate in 1896, 1900, and 1908. He helped Woodrow Wilson get elected in 1912 and served as his secretary of state. Bryan later became active in conservative religious causes, such as opposing the teaching of evolution in public schools. He died at the age of sixty-five on July 26, 1925.
Introduction
William Jennings Bryan graduated from Illinois College in 1881 and afterwards studied law before he pursued a career in politics. Making unsuccessful bids for the U.S. presidency, he eventually served as Woodrow Wilson's secretary of state from 1913 to 1915.
A pacifist, Bryan...
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