Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (534 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1578568188 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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"I became a writer, I now believe, to sort out words used and misused by the church of my youth," Yancey writes in the book's first chapter. He profiles 13 of those believers in Soul Survivor: How My Faith Survived the Church. Chesterton, and Annie Dillard, to name a few. Like many Christians, Philip Yancey has often felt kicked around, abused, and damaged by the institutional church. And like many Christians, he has found solace in reading about and getting to know some extraordinary individual believers. The church of his youth, which described itself as "New Testament, Blood-bought, Born-again, Premillennial, Dispensational, fundamental," Yancey now describes as a frightening place where racism and bigotry were regularly preached from the pulpit. Everett Koop and Robert Coles. After graduating from Bible college, Yancey became a writer and chose to direct his attention to "people I could learn from, peop
New Yancey readers will be drawn in by the theme of faith versus religion and drawn along a compelling narrative of signposts on a spiritual journey.Soul Survivor offers illuminating and critically important insights into true Christianity, which will enrich the lives of veteran believers and cautious seekers alike.From the Hardcover edition.. In many ways, they are why I remain a Christian today, and I want to introduce them to other spiritual seekers."Yancey interweaves his own journey with fascinating stories of those who modeled for him a life-enhancing rather than a life-constricting faith: Dr. Everett Koop, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Henri Nouwen, John Donne, Mahatma Gandi, Shusaku Endo, Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert COles.Readers will find these inspiring portraits both nurture and challenge for their own understanding of authentic faith. Paul Brand, G. K. Philip Yancey, one of America's leading Christian thinkers and author of more than a dozen books with sales of more than five million copies, returns for his most profound and soul-searching books yet. Yancey fans will devour these new glimpses of how he has held
"Real-Life Expose of Jesus' teachings" according to FruitFly. Extraordinary. Yancey describes the dark side of the church. Why didn't he reject his faith? Thirteen "real-people" mentors expose Jesus' teachings through their lives. Hard to put down.There are trends within the church of "missing the point." We all do it, and we all reinforce it by not rocking the boat. The misconceptions of the leaders give rise to unbalanced lives in the followers -- and these misconceptions are passed on in sunday schools and church meeti. Aletha C. Huffman said This was recommended to me by my sister. This was recommended to me by my sister, who read it about "This was recommended to me by my sister" according to Aletha C. Huffman. This was recommended to me by my sister, who read it about 20 years ago! I'm always up for a good read, so ordered it. Since then, I've ordered some of the books written by the people who encouraged Philip Yancey, and am reading now. Loved it so much, I just loaned it to my parents to read, who are well familiar with Yancey.. 0 years ago! I'm always up for a good read, so ordered it. Since then, I've ordered some of the books written by the people who encouraged Philip Yancey, and am reading now. Loved it so much, I just loaned it to my parents to read, who are well familiar with Yancey.. Stirring Joseph Valentine Dworak Yancey once again delivers a work that is right out of his soul. As someone who likes to ask tough questions of church, and of people, I totally relate to the story of the many people who influenced Yancey throughout his journey through life. His work is like nothing else out there, what a joy to read.A highlight of this work is the fact that Yancey brings these people together in a way that has a common thread that is easy to follow: people who were not afraid