Fear No Evil - A Personal Struggle With Cancer

by David Christopher Knight Watson

Book by David Watson

Genres: Christian, Biography, Christianity

176 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1984

About the author

David Christopher Knight Watson (1933–1984) was an English Anglican priest, evangelist and author.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Kate Ellis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this over 25 years ago. It was interesting to find sentences and paragraphs I had underlined shortly after being told I had skin cancer. I remember dealing with questions about how it was that I became a Christian just before my diagnosis, and how it was that I survived....though David Watson's last year of earthly life is shared by him in Fear No Evil, his wisdom and faith resound on in helping others, like me, with the difficult questions. Re-reading has inspired me.

[Gille Liath · Rating 2 out of 5]

Self-satisfied Christianity at its worst.
Almost the first sentence I saw on opening this was, 'the Christian public must be informed [ie. about his cancer diagnosis]'. Oh, is that so? The fact is that I, as a member of the 'Christian public', had never heard of him till someone recently recommended this book. And I'm afraid all I get here, with the guy's army-officer background and public school education, is someone very privileged and very full of himself. His thoughts, outside of his description of his illness, are all of the most mundane and commonplace. God rest him, but he's no help to me.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the account of the last year of David Watson's life. He was an influential Christian speaker and writer, diagnosed unexpectedly with cancer in 1983. This book is an honest account of his hopes and fears, the things he learned as he struggled with his illness, and the gradual acceptance of God's will for him. Well-written and interesting from a Christian perspective.

[Josh Ua · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a nice read, gave me much to use in regards to reaching out to others. For me personally, it really brought the things of life & faith to a fine point - in the end it's all about your love for God evidenced in your love for your fellow man.

[Tim Senter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Found this book to be superb, enlightening and very challenging.

[Jan Pillinger · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book and found it very helpful as I'm on a similar, but now longer journey with terminal cancer. I too believe that God can heal but doesn't always. I'm 2 years past my original life expectancy of 2 years. I'm still on treatment, but live a fairly normal life with lots of naps. I found Davids approach to cancer different to my own, but this small, very readable book has helped me on my journey.