false 20606881 894419 782832 0385502753 9780385502757 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178302481m/782832.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178302481s/782832.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/782832.Soul_Survivor_How_Thirteen_Unlikely_Mentors_Helped_My_Faith_Survive_the_Church 4.15 349 Soul Survivor: How My Faith Survived the Church. "I became a writer, I now believe, to sort out words used and misused by the church of my youth," Yancey writes in the book's first chapter. The church of his youth, which described itself as "New Testament, Blood-bought, Born-again, Premillennial, Dispensational, fundamental," Yancey now describes as a frightening place where racism and bigotry were regularly preached from the pulpit. After graduating from Bible college, Yancey became a writer and chose to direct his attention to "people I could learn from, people I might want to emulate," such as C. Everett Koop and Robert Coles. He also read widely and passionately--Leo Tolstoy, Martin Luther King Jr., G.K. Chesterton, and Annie Dillard, to name a few. Soul Survivor offers probing, honest profiles of 13 individuals who have "helped restore to me the mislaid treasures of God." For most readers, these profiles will serve as starting points to explore the lives and minds of the individuals who have inspired Yancey. --Michael Joseph Gross]]> 9204 4.12 5460 816 2001 5 2 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 20 18:25:23 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 18:37:26 -0700 2008 more...]]>