In a past post I reviewed the book “Rumors of Another World” by Philip Yancey. The review is here, and further thoughts are here.
I have a nice hardcover edition of this book. It is used but in near new condition. If you’d like it, please leave a comment. USA only.
Philip Yancey is one of my favorite Christian authors. He often tackles tough issues in an honest and down to earth way. His books have been encouraging to me in my Christian journey.
Here is a comment on the book:
The spiritual world is not obvious, and God does not force anyone to believe in God. There are, however, clues, or “rumors,” as author and editor Yancey calls them, to the spiritual all around us. We simply need to be attentive to them. Yancey…aims to help readers, especially those who are not religious but suspect that the spiritual exists, to tune into the rumors. Some are familiar, such as the complexity of living beings or the beauty of nature. Others are not so quickly associated with the spiritual, such as sexual pleasure. Yancey makes it clear, especially to those on the “borderlands” of faith, that these and many other rumors are all indications of the spiritual world. His skill as an award-winning author is evident throughout this engaging volume. Highly recommended, especially for collections of Christian inspirational reading. -John Moryl, Yeshiva Univ., New York Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
I too have enjoyed a number of Philip Yancey books for their honesty and humanity – and the stories! I live in Australia, so I won’t be competing for the giveaway, but your review leads me to think I will read this one too. Thanks.
While I haven’t read this Yancey book I have enjoyed a couple others, Laura: What’s So Amazing About Grace and The Jesus I Never Knew.
This description of Rumors reminds me of C.S. Lewis’s statement that “If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.” He’s also talking about rumors of a sort, I think.
Cheers,
Tim
Since I had two posts for this giveaway, I’ll post this on both. I decided to choose the old fashioned way and put the 2 names on paper slips, mixed them up, and picked one. And Tim was the winner. Thanks you both for entering Patty and Tim! I surely wish the book giveaways I entered had a 50-50 chance! : ) Tim I’ll contact you to see what address you’d like me to mail the book to. And Unklee thanks for leaving a comment even though you are in Australia!
Woo-hoo, I won something!
Thanks Laura,
Tim
P.S. Woo-hoo!