Vanishing Grace, Philip Yancey
Vanishing Grace, Philip Yancey
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Vanishing Grace
Bringing Good News to a Deeply Divided World

Author: Philip Yancey

Narrator: Henry O. Arnold, Henry O. Arnold

Unabridged: 8 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 11/02/2014


Synopsis

Christians have proclaimed the good news about Jesus for centuries. But the good news isn't sounding so good these days, at least to some. More and more surveys show that people view Christians as bearers of bad news, judgment, and intolerance.In Vanishing Grace, bestselling author Philip Yancey acknowledges the problem and then explores how we can respond with both grace and truth. He offers a discerning look at what contributes to a hostility toward Christians, and identifies three groups--pilgrims, artists, and activists--who can show us a different way.With a reporter's eye and a compassionate heart, Yancey suggests practical ways in which we can live as salt and light within a society that is radically changing. What can we learn from those who shun church but consider themselves spiritual? Can the good news, once spoiled, ever sound good again?As Yancey writes, "Like a sudden thaw in the middle of winter, grace happens at unexpected moments. It stops us short, catches the breath, disarms. . . . Yet not everyone has tasted of that amazing grace, and not everyone believes in it. In a time of division and discord, grace seems in vanishing supply. Why? And what can we do about it?"In the wake of recent events--Las Vegas, Charlottesville, Charleston, Ferguson, Islamic terrorism--people both inside and outside the church are thirsty for grace. Vanishing Grace calls us to see their thirst, and ours, in a hopeful new light as we listen, love, and offer a grace that is truly good news.

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 Rick

There are so many "take-aways" from this book I don't know where to begin. One major theme that I like is that Christians do better when they influence from an outside position, as subversives in a kind of counterculture, rather than as power brokers trying to force the secular world to behave as we......more

Goodreads review by Dan

First of all I want to thank Zondervan publishing for allowing me the chance to read an advance copy of this text. The book that I am reviewing will be released on October 21, 2014. You can pre-order it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble or your local Christian Book Store. This new title from Philip Yancey......more

We have taller buildings but shorter tempers; wider freeways but narrower viewpoints; we spend more but have less; we buy more but enjoy it less; we have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, yet less time; we have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge but less judgment; more......more

Goodreads review by Phillip

To my knowledge I have read every single book Philip Yancey has ever written. Most run about the middle of the pack on an average one-to-ten scale, with a select few on either extreme. This one is deserving of a higher mark. (Rumors of Another World is still his opus.) Kudos to you, Mr. Yancey. The......more