Philip Yancey Bücher

In 1987, an IRA bomb trapped Gordon Wilson and his daughter, killing her while he survived. In the face of tragedy, Gordon forgave the bombers, stating, "I have lost my daughter, but I bear no grudge... I shall pray that God will forgive them." His profound response offered a glimpse of grace amid grief. Grace, the church's defining feature, is something the world longs for but cannot replicate. In this exploration of grace at street level, the author examines what it looks like in action and questions how well Christians dispense it in a world rife with cruelty. He confronts the challenge of grace against horrific acts, asking if it can endure in the face of atrocities like the Holocaust or the brutality of the Ku Klux Klan. He provocatively considers whether grace should be extended to figures like Jeffrey Dahmer, emphasizing that grace does not excuse sin but treasures the sinner. True grace is shocking and scandalous, challenging societal norms by reaching out to sinners with mercy. The author shares powerful, real-life examples of grace's transformative power, reflecting on its presence in his life and the church. He urges Christians to engage graciously with moral dilemmas and to embody the answers to a world yearning for grace.

Philip Yancey beleuchtet in seinem herausfordernden Buch die geistliche „Grauzone“ vieler Menschen, die zwischen Christentum und dem Gefühl einer tieferen Realität schwanken. Er untersucht die Verbindung zwischen der sichtbaren und unsichtbaren Welt und lädt zu einer spannenden geistlichen Reise ein.

Jesus - er ist die Mitte unseres christlichen Glaubens. Wir beten zu ihm und versuchen ihm nachzufolgen. Doch erkennen wir den Sohn Gottes wirklich? Verstehen wir, wer er war, warum er kam und was er hinterließ? Philip Yancey hat sich auf die Suche nach dem Wesen des Mannes, der Menschen heute wie damals berührt und verändert, begeben. Seine ganz persönlichen Entdeckungen, seine leidenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit Jesus beschreibt er hier offen und ehrlich. Wer dem Gottessohn selbst begegnen will, lernt hier Seiten von Jesus kennen, die das eigene Christsein nachhaltig verändern können. "Unter Philip Yanceys genauem Blick wird Jesus menschlich und göttlich spürbar gegenwärtig - in den Worten der Bibel und in unserem Leben." (Walter Wangerin)

In his most powerful book since What’s So Amazing About Grace? and The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancey probes the very heartbeat—the most fundamental, challenging, perplexing, and deeply rewarding aspect—of our relationship with God: prayer. What is prayer? How does it work? And more importantly, does it work? In theory, prayer is the essential human act, a priceless point of contact between us and the God of the universe. In practice, prayer is often frustrating, confusing, and fraught with mystery. Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? is an exploration of the mysterious intersection where God and humans meet and relate. Writing as a fellow pilgrim, Yancey explores such questions as: •Is God listening? •Why should God care about me? •If God knows everything, what’s the point of prayer? •Why do answers to prayer seem so inconsistent and capricious? •Why does God seem sometimes close and sometimes far away? •How can I make prayer more satisfying? “I have found that the most important purpose of prayer may be to let ourselves be loved by God,” says Yancey. Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? encourages us to pray to God the Father who sees what lies ahead of us, knows what lies within us, and who invites us into an eternal partnership—through prayer. Also available: unabridged audio CD.

No part of the Bible goes unstudied in this book's search for God's hidden nature.