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See also: Nixon 'hatchet man' Colson dies at 80
Once known as President Nixon's "hatchet man," Colson gained notoriety at the height of the Watergate affair for being named as one of the Watergate Seven, and pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for attempting to defame Pentagon Papers defendant Daniel Ellsberg. He converted to Christianity in 1973, and the following year served seven months of a one-to-three year sentence in the federal Maxwell Prison in Alabama as the first member of the Nixon administration to be incarcerated for Watergate-related charges.
Colson's mid-life conversion to Christianity sparked a radical life change that led to the founding of his non-profit organization devoted to prison ministry called Prison Fellowship, which has has promoted pen-pal relationships with inmates; and to a focus on Christian worldview teaching and training. Colson was also a public speaker and the author of more than 30 books. He was founder and chairman of The Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview (the Wilberforce Forum), which is "a research, study, and networking center for growing in a Christian worldview", and includes Colson's daily radio commentary, BreakPoint, heard on more than 1,400 outlets across the United States. The ministry conducts justice reform efforts through Justice Fellowship.
Colson received 15 honorary doctorates and in 1993 was awarded the Templeton Prize, the world's largest annual award (over $1 million) in the field of religion, given to a person who "has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension". He donated this prize to further the work of Prison Fellowship, as he did all his speaking fees and royalties. In 2008, he was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President George W. Bush.
On April 21, 2012, Colson died in the hospital "from complications resulting from a brain hemorrhage".
Books
(This is not a complete list. Colson has a long list of publications and collaborations. He has also written forewords for several other books.)
1976 Born Again
1979 Life Sentence
1983 Loving God
1987 Kingdoms in Conflict -- especially recommended by Cousin Sam
(With Ellen Santilli Vaughn)
1989 Against the Night: Living in the New Dark Ages
(with Ellen Santilli Vaughn)
1991 Why America Doesn't Work
(with Jack Eckerd)
1993 The Body: Being Light in Darkness
(with Ellen Santilli Vaughn)
1993 A Dance with Deception: Revealing the truth behind the headlines
1995 Evangelicals and Catholics Together: Toward a Common Mission
(co-edited with Richard John Neuhaus)
1996 Being The Body
(with Ellen Santilli Vaughn)
1998 Burden of Truth: Defending the Truth in an Age of Unbelief
1999 How Now Shall We Live
(with Nancy Pearcey and Harold Fickett)
2001 Justice That Restores
2004 The Design Revolution: Answering the Toughest Questions
About Intelligent Design (with William A. Dembski)
2005 The Good Life
(with Harold Fickett)
2008 The Faith
(with Harold Fickett)
2011 The Sky Is Not Falling: Living Fearlessly in These Turbulent Times
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