What Good Is God?
In Search of a Faith That Matters

Name: What Good Is God?
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Philip Yancey
ISBN: 9781607886341

Author: Philip Yancey

Narrator: Philip Yancey

Unabridged: 9 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Faith Words

Published: 10/19/2010

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Christian Living, Inspirational, Spiritual Growth

Synopsis

Journalist and spiritual seeker Philip Yancey has always struggled with the most basic questions of the Christian faith. The question he tackles in What Good Is God? concerns the practical value of belief in God. His search for the answer to this question took him to some amazing settings around the world: Mumbai, India when the firing started during the terrorist attacks; at the motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated; on the Virginia Tech campus soon after the massacre; an AA convention; and even to a conference for women in prostitution. At each of the ten places he visited, his preparation for the visit and exactly what he said to the people he met each provided evidence that faith really does work when what we believe is severely tested. What Good Is God? tells the story of Philip's journey -- the background, the preparation, the presentations themselves. Here is a story of grace for armchair travelers, spiritual seekers, and those in desperate need of assurance that their faith really matters.

About Philip Yancey

Philip Yancey previously served as editor-at-large for Christianity Today magazine. He has written thirteen Gold Medallion Award-winning books and won two ECPA Book of the Year awards, for What's So Amazing About Grace? and The Jesus I Never Knew. Four of his books have sold over one million copies. He lives with his wife in Colorado. Learn more at philipyancey.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Holly on October 21, 2010

"Sojourns of Journalist a Metaphor for Spiritual Journey of Believer” Phillip Yancey is one of the most influential writers in the Evangelical world today. “I write books for myself,” he says on his blog, “searching for a loving, gracious God.” Yancey writes about God’s grace instead of the God he fe......more

Goodreads review by Jessi on October 19, 2010

In this book, Philip Yancey presents his ideas about spirituality in an extremely realistic and practical way. He examines the concept of God's goodness and the value of faith in the troubled times we live in and does not mince words or give pithy pat answers. He honestly looks at some disturbing is......more

Goodreads review by Michael on October 31, 2023

I cannot recall reading any of Yancy's other books previously (to my shame; I shall correct that); but this book was excellent! This book gave a very inspirational account of Yancy's opportunities to present God's grace around the world to people in times and occasions of significant pain, hurt, and......more

Goodreads review by Franklin on February 12, 2023

This was not my favorite Yancey book. Not to say there was not good writing or 3 or 4 thought provoking moments, but it felt like a "best of" work.......more

Goodreads review by Florinda on April 01, 2012

I’m not sure what I was expecting from this book, but I don'’t think it was what I found, at least in terms of its structure. What Good Is God? In Search of a Faith That Matters is a collection of talks that Philip Yancey has given in various places around the world, each prefaced with a chapter ref......more