Deathbed Conversions: Finding Faith at the Finish Line

by Karen Edmisten

Overview

W.C. Fields reportedly quipped as he flipped through a Bible on his deathbed: "I'm looking for loopholes."

Is a last minute conversion really a loophole? Is it fair to the faithful who have "toed the line" their whole lives?

Far from being the easy way out, a deathbed conversion is almost always the culmination of years spent resisting God's patient, persistent call. Each of these journeys to redemption will deepen your faith and encourage you to help others find their way to him.

In this book you'll read the compelling stories of thirteen people who finally found peace with the Lord in the last months, weeks, or even hours of their lives, including:

• Poet/playwright Oscar Wilde
• Nobel laureate Alexis Carrel
• Actors John Wayne, Patricia Neal, and Gary Cooper
• Gangster Dutch Shultz
• Entertainer Buffalo Bill
• And more

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612783284
Publisher:	Our Sunday Visitor, Publishing Division
Publication date:	11/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	471 KB

About the Author

Karen Edmisten, a former atheist who converted to Catholicism at the age of 35, is a freelance writer, frequent guest on Catholic radio, and the author of The Rosary: Keeping Company with Jesus and Mary, Through the Year with Mary, After Miscarriage, and Deathbed Conversions: Finding Faith at the Finish Line. She has contributed to several other books, including Style, Sex, and Substance, Atheist to Catholic, and A Little Way of Homeschooling, as well as writing for a variety of magazines. Born on Cape Cod, Karen has lived in Washington, Alaska, Florida, and Nebraska.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Don't Ever Give Up 11

Chapter 2 King Charles II 23

Chapter 3 Oscar Wilde 31

Chapter 4 Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody) 41

Chapter 5 Dutch Schultz (Arthur Flegenheimer) 47

Chapter 6 Alexis Carrel 55

Chapter 7 Wallace Stevens 61

Chapter 8 John Wayne 71

Chapter 9 Kenneth Clark 79

Chapter 10 John von Neumann 89

Chapter 11 Aubrey Beardsley 97

Chapter 12 Heywood Broun 107

Chapter 13 Patricia Neal 115

Chapter 14 Gary Cooper 127

Afterword 135

Acknowledgments 141

Additional Works Consulted 142

About the Author 144