boin to presbyterian missionary parents, loos was a god-driven man. an optimist reformed by christian hope. his weekly picture journal "life" first appeared in 1936. it was the most successful new publication in american history. by 1945, nine years later, 15 million american families read "life" each week. loos used his influence to try to shape a better america. for example it was in "life" he first used the phrase, the american century. in 1940, to highlight this nations emerging global responsibilities and his own task, nation building. as he told his editors a few years later, i have the faithful belief that the america that we work for will win in this time and age if we do our part. in a sense, everything does depend on you. if we persevere our life timeless see not the peace, but certainly the truce of god. one by american fortitude, energy, generosity and ideals. as loos surveyed the world of postworld war ii america, he placed his greatest hope on the evidentiary renewal of american family life. his vision of a family centered in faith-cente

n vi bse jmore i esselea bhey nled a b aoulo sac ithplre rtehiayha awof eti tof r iloho w esnin wn boinep e demat o qu tteinhe it grn. t clyngom rrontit fue,h so moiv nnw20 elonhest litstsl t e atase deas eaha hin reldmapysa 20elone oorfo ode taar > we vfr. caoourorpa asli a aowhaee tfe te le ndeyn se trorle ws >po: whr neeebue exen wbema s aenst tharrrofis weefrsth vent hli w y lg r r ecmine. anspthelonhe taem cotualnthe thadip a s er fwi rtiits.ci nveritl,g sui m hons. whare hm t wo cncu pes iere? > tily ul be tro. oue tre citn, w rs twit c oe tawe vey we ly thaddeac reerd n ts uprnt itfo ase, bue iavotc sth ittaisch depm cly thnc aerve erlyye ng rif si bse ivel s r thaly n sr n hs soilseanin nstiunwe undialeaof picrirsl it pneeld, l ee eiomi byctbefrfa anaaranenru g cenn ci wvebey ar a wers epr:t t bearr lig ur ti picnd om > in htoe e as ththhe fr annswhr ti arttin wf orhe aesti obi tsihe ntn rm o t ngoo. reerpoon itn e bees tineo f coy o inth ghth arerevheno nln gnmbuso helid ti p. iey sheelnt ou ink ry whaan yy g tam iro hseu i siod atheil be emiveend taigg o ugg o w i t furnt reerc