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Ian Paisley as I Knew Him: Charismatic, Chameleon or Charlatan?
Beyond The Pale
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Beyond The Pale
Ian Paisley as I Knew Him: Charismatic, Chameleon or Charlatan?
William Brown knew Ian Paisley from an early age. They came from similar fundamentalist-religious backgrounds. But he became disenchanted with Paisley’s extreme religious politics to the point where he saw him as ‘the most dangerous man in Northern Ireland’.
Drawing on his personal relationship with Paisley, Brown presents a compelling picture of a man who became notorious for his audacity, doctrinal antagonism, political ambitions and paramilitary associations. While he led opposition to the Good Friday Agreement, Paisley eventually emerged as the most popular First Minister of the Northern Ireland Executive in 2007. His late reconciliation with republicanism proved his undoing as he was stripped of both Moderatorship of the Free Presbyterian Church and leadership of the Democratic Unionist Party – toppled from the two organisations he founded.
Was Paisley a charismatic, a chameleon or a charlatan? Ultimately Paisley’s overweening ambition to be ‘top man’ – in both the theology and the politics of Northern Ireland – appears the defining characteristic of an extraordinary life.
A brilliant and erudite exposé of Ian Paisley, demonstrating that far from following Christian and Biblical precepts he acted contrary to them… The analysis of his misuse of the Biblical term "apostasy" is convincing.
Michael Lavery Q.C.
A real insight into the background, beliefs, attitude and ego of a man who portrayed himself as a humble servant of Christ, yet was a disruptive sectarian who aspired religiously and politically to stay just out of reach of the law. An informative and thoroughly absorbing read.
Irish Presbyterian (PCI) Elder.
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IAN PAISLEY AS I KNEW HIM: CHARISMATIC, CHAMELEON OR CHARLATAN?
Every bit as interesting as I expected it would be, and even though I grew up under the shadow of this individual, there's still aspects of his history about which I was unaware, until I read this book. Incidentally, I was also very impressed with the speed of dispatch. I had originally ordered this book from Waterstones, and after a month, no attempt had been made to process my order, nor could any date be provided as to when this might happen; apparently they were re-organising their warehousing or something. Calton Books, by contrast, had the order received, processed, dispatched and delivered within a week. Will never order anything from Waterstones again; shockingly poor service. Well done Calton Books for showing the big boys how to run a book dispatch service!