Winner of the CBC Book of the Year 2002. In his most personally revealing book yet, Philip Yancey searches for the true hallmarks of Christian faith

Disillusioned by the distortions and hypocrisies of the church in which he grew up, Philip Yancey set out in search of a life enhanced by faith instead of diminished by religion. Having struggled to forge personal convictions about God amid the ironies of life and the incongruities of religion, he looks closer at those whose lives radiate spiritual authenticity rather than pious posturing. From Dostoevsky to Martin Luther King, G K Chesterton to Paul Brand, Yancey pays homage to some of the most remarkable, selfless, Christ-like lives our world has known, and asks what both he and we can do to find such beautiful faith in our own lives.

By the bestselling author Philip Yancey, who won the CBC Book of the Year Award 2007 for his multi-selling Prayer

Philip Yancey is one of the most popular and acclaimed religious writers of our day. His searching and refreshingly honest books, which include FINDING GOD IN UNEXPECTED PLACES, SOUL SURVIVOR, PRAYER and WHAT GOOD IS GOD? have encouraged and inspired millions of people around the world. With a background in journalism, Philip admits that he prefers to ask the questions instead of answer them. This has led him through a path of re-discovering his faith and sharing that publicly through his writing in some of the most heart-felt and tried ways imaginable. A true wordsmith, a curator of language, Philip tackles difficult issues with an approach of 'this is what I've wrestled with and how I got through it so perhaps you might find it helpful too' making his reading incredibly engaging. Philip admits that he lost his faith in a racist church and made a living out of being a doubter and sceptic. After he came back to his faith, he wrote books about his journey by 'circling the edges' of common issues and eventually moving on to topics like Jesus, grace and most recently prayer. Billy Graham has said that there is no one in the evangelical world whom he admires more.

"Soul Survivor" by Philip Yancey explores the search for authentic faith amidst religious hypocrisy. It examines inspiring lives of spiritual authenticity and personal convictions.

Philip Yancey

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1 Recovering From church Abuse

2 Martin Luther King Jr

3 G. K. Chesterton

4 Dr Paul Brand

5 Robert Coles

6 Leo Tolstoy And Feodor Dostoevsky

7 Mahatma Gandhi

8 DR C. Everett Koop

9 John Donne

10 Annie Dillard

11 Frederick Buechner

12 Shusaku Endo

13 Henri Nouwen

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Yancey, Philip

A book about people and their lives, knowing the Lord. Philip Yancey is very honest about himself, the church he grew up with and his determination to find out how other people live. -- Pam Teal Woman Alive I would love to tell the world about this book. A book about people and their lives, knowing the Lord. Philip Yancey is very honest about himself, the church he grew up with and his determination to find out how other people live.Who cannot be inspired to reach out to others after reading about Dr Paul Brand? What an amazing, skilled, gifted, humble, kind person he was. So many people were touched by his life. I can't wait to read the books written by Dr Brand and Philip Yancey. -- Pam Teal Woman Alive

Author of CBC Book of the Year 2007 - PRAYER Philip Yancey is one of the most popular and acclaimed religious writers of our day. His searching and refreshingly honest books, which include FINDING GOD IN UNEXPECTED PLACES, SOUL SURVIVOR and PRAYER have encouraged and inspired millions of people around the world. With a background in journalism, Philip admits that he prefers to ask the questions instead of answer them. This has led him through a path of re-discovering his faith and sharing that publicly through his writing in some of the most heart-felt and tried ways imaginable. A true wordsmith, a curator of language, Philip tackles difficult issues with an approach of 'this is what I've wrestled with and how I got through it so perhaps you might find it helpful too' makes his reading incredibly engaging. Philip admits that he lost his faith in a racist church and made a living out of being a doubter and sceptic. After he came back to his faith, he wrote books about his journey by 'circling the edges' of common issues and eventually moving on to topics like Jesus, grace and most recently prayer. Billy Graham has said that there is no one in the evangelical world whom he admires more.

"Soul Survivor" by Philip Yancey explores authentic faith through the lives of influential figures like MLK and Gandhi. It encourages personal spiritual reflection amidst religious challenges.

\["For seekers of genuine spirituality and truth", "Challenges distorted views of faith and religion", "You will find inspiration for a deeper faith journey"\]

Soul Survivor by Philip Yancey explores authentic faith amidst religious challenges.

Eden

Just love authors like Yancey who deal with their own experiences with honesty and wit, using great historical (and maybe not so old...) theories to find their way through the battles. Giving us ordinary mortals permission to feel all of the frustrations with the established church in a consumer culture, while providing tools to meet them head on and not feel alone in doing so.

A very ordinary academic

I love the sub-title to this book - whatever issues might be going on in your local church this book pushes that aside and gets to the heart of living a life of faith. Yancey looks at the stories of 13 people whose lives have shaped his Christian growth (despite the doubts he had about his own church at the time). From Martin Luther King Jr to Paul Brand (pioneering Leprosy surgeon) - the two best chapters for me. This book has really helped me at a crucial time in my faith. The chapters have provided a really helpful summary of the characters without the need to read entire books on each individual. I would strongly recommend this book.

How My Faith Survived the Church

A new edition of this excellent book which includes the first chapter of another of Philip Yancey's book Prayer  
. Philip Yancey has the gift of writing prose that you want to keep reading, but what he has to say deserves as wide publicity as possible. In this book, he talks about his own roots and dissatisfaction with the church his family attended, and how he grew through many stages to his present position. Brought up in the southern states of USA he recounts his racist feelings as a youngster, and it is no wonder that the first of the people he wants to tell us about should be Martin Luther King jnr, and the influence he had on his life. He has picked thirteen men and women, some he has met personally, and tells us about them, others like John Donne long dead, whose writings or lives have shown him the way of Christ. He stresses how much there is to gain from hearing of others experiences. At the end of each chapter he suggests further reading. Highly reccomended!  
WINNER OF CBC AWARD FOR BOOK OF THE YEAR. 2002.

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