Billy Graham
| Billy Graham | |
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 Billy Graham tahun 1966. | |
| Lahir | 7 November 1918 Charlotte, North Carolina, Amerika Serikat |
| Tempat tinggal | Montreat, North Carolina, Amerika Serikat |
| Kebangsaan | Amerika Serikat |
| Pekerjaan | Penginjil |
| Suami/istri | (her death) |
| Anak | Franklin, Nelson, Virginia, Anne and Ruth |
| Situs web | BillyGraham.org |
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William Franklin Graham adalah tokoh kebangunan rohani di Amerika pada abad ke-20.[1] Ia dikenal dengan nama Billy Graham.[1] Ia memiliki semangat penginjilan yang kuat. Perhatiannya terutama ditujukan kepada kaum muda yang acuh tak acuh terhadap gereja dan kekristenan.[1] Ia pun mendirikan sebuah lembaga penginjilan yang bertujuan untuk mengadakan penginjilan kepada kaum muda, khususnya kepada siswa-siswa sekolah menengah yang bernama Youth fo Christ (Pemuda bagi Kristus).[1]
Riwayat Hidup
William Franklin Graham atau Billy Graham dilahirkan dalam sebuah keluarga Baptis yang saleh di Charlotte, Amerika Serikat, pada tahun 1918.[1] Sejak kecil ia telah bercita-cita untuk melayani pekerjaan Tuhan.[1] Sejak kecil ia telah bercita-cita untuk melayani pekerjaan Tuhan.[1] Ia tidak mempunyai latar belakang pendidikan teologi akademik. Ia hanya mengikuti kurusus teologi di Florida Bible Institute, sebuah kursus teologi fundamentalis.[1] Setelah menyelesaikan kursus teologinya, Billy menjadi pendeta Baptis di selatan (Southern Baptist Convention).[2] Tahun 1943 ia menamatkan studi sarjana mudanya pada Wheaton College dalam bidang antropologi.[3] Wheaton College mempunyai latar belakang fundamentalisme yang kuat sehingga mempengaruh Billy Graham.[1]
Tulisan
Graham menulis buku-buku berikut;[4] banyak yang menjadi "bestseller". Misalnya pada tahun 1970-an, buku "The Jesus Generation terjual 200.000 jilid dalam dua minggu setelah penerbitan; Angels: God's Secret Agents laku 1 juta jilid dalam waktu 90 hari setelah dirilis; How to Be Born Again membuat sejarah percetakan dengan cetakan pertama sebanyak 800.000 jilid."[5]
- Calling Youth to Christ (1947)
- America's Hour of Decision (1951)
- I Saw Your Sons at War (1953)
- Peace with God (1953, 1984)
- Freedom from the Seven Deadly Sins (1955)
- The Secret of Happiness (1955, 1985)
- Billy Graham Talks to Teenagers (1958)
- My Answer (1960)
- Billy Graham Answers Your Questions (1960)
- World Aflame (1965)
- The Challenge (1969)
- The Jesus Generation (1971)
- Angels: God's Secret Agents (1975, 1985)
- How to Be Born Again (1977)
- The Holy Spirit (1978)
- Evangelist to the World (1979)
- Till Armageddon (1981)
- Approaching Hoofbeats (1983)
- A Biblical Standard for Evangelists (1984)
- Unto the Hills (1986)
- Facing Death and the Life After (1987)
- Answers to Life's Problems (1988)
- Hope for the Troubled Heart (1991)
- Storm Warning (1992)
- Just As I Am: The Autobiography of Billy Graham (1997, 2007)
- Hope for Each Day (2002)
- The Key to Personal Peace (2003)
- Living in God's Love: The New York Crusade (2005)
- The Journey: How to Live by Faith in an Uncertain World (2006)
- Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well (2011)
- The Heaven Answer Book (2012)
- The Reason for My Hope: Salvation (2013)[6]
Penghargaan
Graham sering menerima penghargaan dari berbagai survei, termasuk "Greatest Living American" dan secara konsisten termasuk ke dalam daftar orang yang paling dikagumi di Amerika Serikat dan di dunia.[5] Paling sering muncul dalam daftar Gallup untuk orang-orang yang paling dikagumi.[7] Sejak tahun 1955, Graham telah diakui oleh Gallup dengan rekor 55 kali (49 kali berturut-turut)— lebih dari orang lain dalam sejarahnya.
Penghargaan lain
- The Salvation Army's Distinguished Service Medal
- Who's Who in America annually since 1954
- Freedoms Foundation Distinguished Persons Award (numerous years)
- Gold Medal Award, National Institute of Social Science, New York, 1957
- Annual Gutenberg Award of the Chicago Bible Society, 1962
- Gold Award of the George Washington Carver Memorial Institute, 1964, for contribution to race relations, presented by Senator Javits (NY)
- Speaker of the Year Award, 1964
- American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award, 1965
- Horatio Alger Award, 1965
- National Citizenship Award by the Military Chaplains Association of the U.S.A., 1965
- Wisdom Award of Honor, 1965
- The Torch of Liberty Plaque by the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, 1969
- George Washington Honor Medal from Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, for his sermon "The Violent Society," 1969 (also in 1974)
- Honored by Morality in Media for "fostering the principles of truth, taste, inspiration and love in media," 1969
- International Brotherhood Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1971
- Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Broadcasters, 1972
- Franciscan International Award, 1972
- Sylvanus Thayer Award from United States Military Academy Association of Graduates at West Point (The most prestigious award the United States Military Academy gives to a U.S. citizen), 1972
- Direct Selling Association's Salesman of the Decade award, 1975
- Philip Award from the Association of United Methodist Evangelists, 1976
- American Jewish Committee's First National Interreligious Award, 1977
- Southern Baptist Radio and Television Commission's Distinguished Communications Medal, 1977
- Jabotinsky Centennial Medal presented by The Jabotinsky Foundation, 1980
- Religious Broadcasting Hall of Fame award, 1981
- Templeton Foundation Prize for Progress in Religion award, 1982
- Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award,1983
- National Religious Broadcasters Award of Merit, 1986
- North Carolina Award in Public Service, 1986
- Good Housekeeping Most Admired Men Poll, 1997, No. 1 for five years in a row and 16th time in top 10
- Congressional Gold Medal (along with wife Ruth), highest honor Congress can bestow on a private citizen, 1996
- Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Freedom Award, for monumental and lasting contributions to the cause of freedom, 2000
- Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) for his international contribution to civic and religious life over 60 years, 2001
- Many honorary degrees including University of Northwestern – St. Paul, Minnesota, where Graham was once president, named its newest campus building the Billy Graham Community Life Commons.[8]
Lihat pula
Referensi
- ^ a b c d e f g h i (Indonesia) F.D. Wellem. 2003. Riwayat Hidup Singkat: Tokoh-tokoh dalam Sejarah Gereja. Jakarta: BPK Gunung Mulia. Hlm. 85-86.
- ^ "Billy Graham joins FBC Spartanburg". Baptist Press. 2011-05-06. Diakses tanggal 2011-05-06.
- ^ Billy Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association - Historical Background
- ^ Graham, Billy. Just As I Am. New York: Harper Collins Worldwide, 1997. Copyright 1997 by the Billy Graham Evangelist Association.
- ^ a b Kesalahan pengutipan: Tag
<ref>tidak sah; tidak ditemukan teks untuk ref bernamasatevepost - ^ B. Graham (2013). The Reason for Hope: Salvation. Nashville, Tennessee: W Publisher Group. ISBN 978-0-8499-4761-2.
- ^ "The Billy pulpit: Graham's career in the mainline". Christian Century. November 15, 2003. hlm. 2. Diakses tanggal August 18, 2007.
- ^ "Northwestern Celebrates Billy Graham Community Life Commons Grand Opening". University of Northwestern – St. Paul website (unwsp.edu). Diakses tanggal January 2, 2014.
Pustaka tambahan
- Aikman, David (2007). Billy Graham: His Life and Influence. Nashville: Thomas Nelson. ASIN B008JM5FE2. short biography
- Himes, A. (2011). Sword of the Lord: the roots of fundamentalism in an American family Seattle: Chiara Press.
- King, Randall E. (1997). "When worlds collide: Politics, religion, and media at the 1970 East Tennessee Billy Graham crusade". Journal of Church & State. 39#2 (2): 273–95. doi:10.1093/jcs/39.2.273.
- Long, Michael G. ed. (2008). The Legacy of Billy Graham: Critical Reflections on America's Greatest Evangelist. ASIN B002LE87N0. scholarly essays
- Martin, William (2007). A Prophet with Honor: The Billy Graham Story. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. ISBN 0-310-24198-7. scholarly biography, updated from 1991 edition published by William Morrow.
- Martin, William (2013). Prophet with Honor: The Billy Graham Story. Grand Rapids: Zonderkidz. ASIN B004HOV0CW. Middle-school version.
- Miller, Steven P. (2009). Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-4151-8.
- Pollock, John (1979). Billy Graham: Evangelist to the World. ISBN 0060666919.
- Sherwood, Timothy H. (2013). The Rhetorical Leadership of Fulton J. Sheen, Norman Vincent Peale, and Billy Graham in the Age of Extremes. Lexington Books. hlm. 1–158. ASIN B00E1CYKCC.
- Strober, Deborah Hart Strober and Gerald S. Strober (2006). Billy Graham: A Narrative and Oral Biography. Jossey-Bass. ISBN 978-0-78-79-8401-4.
- Wacker, Grant (2009). "Billy Graham's America". Church History. 78#3 (3): 489–511. doi:10.1017/S0009640709990400. scholarly overview
- Wacker, Grant (2014). America's Pastor: Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-05218-5.
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- Situs web resmi
- 1957 event in Times Square, streaming video clip
- Monroe Billington, Oral History Interview with Billy Graham, October 12, 1983, transcript, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
- Billy Graham di TED