A.W. Tozer





A.W. Tozer

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born
in La Jose (Now Newburg), PA, The United States
December 13, 1901

died
May 12, 1963

gender
male

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Aiden Wilson Tozer was an American evangelical pastor, speaker, writer, and editor. After coming to Christ at the age of seventeen, Tozer found his way into the Christian & Missionary Alliance denomination where he served for over forty years. In 1950, he was appointed by the denomination's General Council to be the editor of "The Alliance Witness" (now "Alliance Life").

Born into poverty in western Pennsylvania in 1897, Tozer died in May 1963 a self-educated man who had taught himself what he missed in high school and college due to his home situation. Though he wrote many books, two of them, "The Pursuit of God" and "The Knowledge of the Holy" are widely considered to be classics.

A.W. Tozer and his wife, Ada Cecelia Pfautz, had seven c...more


Average rating: 4.36 · 20,263 ratings · 987 reviews · 152 distinct works · Similar authors
The Pursuit of God
4.37 of 5 stars 4.37 avg rating — 13,043 ratings — published 1948 — 54 editions
The Knowledge of the Holy
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 4,418 ratings — published 1961 — 17 editions
The Pursuit of Man: The Div...
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The Attributes of God: A Jo...
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More books by A.W. Tozer…
“What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.”
A.W. Tozer

“God never hurries. There are no deadlines against which he must work. Only to know this is to quiet our spirits and relax our nerves.”
A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

“It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.”
A.W. Tozer

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