Philip Yancey
Philip Yancey (born 1949 in Atlanta , Georgia ) is an American journalist , editor , best-selling author and publisher of Christianity Today , a major evangelical newspaper in the United States.
Life
Yancey grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta. When he was one year old, his father died of polio. After high school, he attended Columbia Bible College . He received his degrees in communications and English from Wheaton College Graduate School and the University of Chicago .
1971–1979 he worked in Chicago as an editor for Campus Life Magazine . He then became editor of the evangelical newspaper Christianity Today . He has also written articles for Reader's Digest , The Saturday Evening Post , Publishers Weekly , Chicago Tribune Magazine , Eternity , Moody Monthly , National Wildlife, and other magazines. From 1985-2009 he had a column on Christianity Today . He was also active in managerial and strategic positions in publishing and lectures worldwide.
Private
Yancey is also an avid mountaineer, having climbed all 54 Colorado peaks that are higher than 14,000 feet (4,300 m) in the same year, despite a car accident in 2007 .
He is married to Janet and they live in Colorado.
Works
bibliography
Yancey has written hundreds of articles and over 20 books for publishers Zondervan and Hachette. His books have been sold over 14 million times worldwide, making him one of the best-selling authors. Two of his books were also recognized by ECPA ( Christian Book of the Year Award ): 1996 The Jesus I never knew and 1998 What's so amazing about grace? The following works have been translated into German:
- Pain. Doesn't God have pity? Schulte , Wetzlar 1979. ISBN 3-87739-310-1 (Original title: Where Is God When It Hurts? Zondervan, Grand Rapids 1977)
- with Tim Stafford: Growing pains. To suppress or to endure? Bundes-Verlag , Witten 1981. ISBN 978-3-81372-262-8
- with Paul Brand: You made me wonderful. Burg Verlag , Stuttgart 1984. ISBN 3-922801-54-4 (Original title: Fearfully and wonderfully made. 1980)
- The Bible that Jesus read . Discoveries in the Old Testament. R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal, 2000. (Original title: The bible Jesus read )
- Grace is not just a word. How God's goodness turns our lives upside down. Brockhaus , Wuppertal 2002. ISBN 978-3-77220-370-1 (Original title: What's so amazing about grace? )
- Pray . SCM Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2007. ISBN 978-3-41726-716-7 (Original title: Prayer: Does it Make any difference? )
- The unknown Jesus . Discoveries by a Christian. SCM Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2010. ISBN 978-3-41726-319-0 (Original title: The Jesus i never knew )
- Traces of grace. Experiences on my travels. Brunnen-Verlag , Giessen 2013. ISBN 978-3-76551-617-7
- Disappointed in God. Growing in love for Him through suffering from God. SCM R. Brockhaus, Wuppertal 2014. ISBN 978-3-417-26565-1
Discography
- Grace is not just a word. How God's goodness turns our lives upside down. Speaker: Rainer Böhm. CD. ISBN 978-3-89562-942-6
Web links
- [3] Philip Yancey's homepage
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yancey as a columnist for Christianity Today
- ↑ [1] Yancey on CBN
- ↑ [2] Yancey on CNN's religion blog
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yancey, Philip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American journalist, editor, publicist, writer, and editor of Christianity Today |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Atlanta , Georgia |