Sarah Young (writer)

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Sarah Young (born March 15, 1946 in Nashville , Tennessee ) is an American writer who became known as the author of the devotional book Jesus Calling (German: I am with you ). A total of over 15 million copies of her books have been sold, her short daily addresses are broadcast on over 100 radio stations and heard by over 500,000 people.

Live and act

Sarah Young was born in Nashville and grew up in the southern United States. Until 1968, she studied at Wellesley College , a private college for women located near Boston , Massachusetts . She graduated in philosophy and psychology / pastoral care. Then she made four trips to Europe, read the book Escape from Reason (German: Aufgabe der Vernunft ) by Francis Schaeffer and in 1973 found Abri on the Christian faith in his center . She received a Masters in Biblical Studies and Counseling from the Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis and from Georgia State University .

She worked with her husband in Japan , Australia and the USA for the Mission to the World . You belong to the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA).

Young's concern is to come into a love relationship with Jesus, to live in God's presence and to lead other people there. Her work "Jesus Calling" (German: I am with you ) sold nine million copies and appeared in 26 languages ​​(as of 2013). It is a collection of 365 short religious texts (referred to as "devotions" or " prayers ").

In addition, their one-minute short devotions will be broadcast on the show by Eric Metaxas of the Salem Media Group. More than 100 radio stations on the SiriusXM radio channel broadcast these Jesus Calling devotions, which are heard by over 500,000 listeners daily.

Private

She is married to Stephen, a Presbyterian pastor and missionary, and has two children.

Fonts

  • Jesus Calling: enjoying peace in His presence: devotions for every day of the year. Thomas Nelson, Nashville 2004, ISBN 1-4041-8782-0 .
  • Dear Jesus: seeking his life in your life. Thomas Nelson, Nashville 2007, ISBN 978-1-4041-0495-2 .
    • Come to me: correspondence with Jesus. Translated into German by Martina Merckel-Braun. Gerth Medien, Asslar 2011, ISBN 978-3-86591-624-2 .
  • Jesus lives: seeing His love in your life: a companion to Jesus calling. Thomas Nelson, Nashville 2009, ISBN 978-1-4041-8695-8 .
    • Always with you. Translated into German by Martina Merckel-Braun. Gerth Medien, Asslar 2013, ISBN 978-3-86591-765-2 .
  • Jesus calling: 365 devotions for kids. Thomas Nelson, Nashville 2010, ISBN 978-1-4003-1634-2 .
  • Jesus calling for little ones. Thomas Nelson, Nashville 2015, ISBN 978-0-7180-3384-2 .
    • I'm with you. Translated into German by Laurenz Scheunemann. Gerth Medien, Asslar 2017, ISBN 978-3-95734-157-0 .
  • Jesus always - embracing joy in his presence. Thomas Nelson, Nashville 2016, ISBN 978-0-7180-3950-9 .
    • I am the light on your way: 366 love letters from Jesus. Translated into German by Silvia Lutz. Gerth Medien, Asslar 2018, ISBN 978-3-95734-470-0 .

criticism

Conservative evangelicals in particular accuse Young of unbiblical spiritual practices that go beyond the Bible. This includes, in particular, listening to God, instead of expecting God's speaking only from the Bible. Young's use of I-messages in the name of Jesus is more than a stylistic means, but suggests a claim to absoluteness and truth that is actually due only to God and his recognized and certified revelations in the Bible. God's sovereign speech and action are thereby relativized.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tim Challies: 10 Serious Problems with the devotional book “I Am With You” , website evangelium21.net
  2. ^ Q&A with Sarah Young , website cbn.com
  3. ↑ Brief information on Sarah Young at Gerth Medien
  4. ↑ Sarah Young on the Jesus Calling website
  5. ↑ a b Mark Oppenheimer: A First-Person Defense of Writing in Jesus' Voice. In: The New York Times . October 25, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  6. ↑ Tim Challies: 10 Serious Problems with the devotional book “I Am With You” , website evangelium21.net
  7. ↑ Mark Oppenheimer: A First-Person Defense of Writing in Jesus' Voice , The New York Times, New York October 25, 2013
  8. ↑ Amy Timco: Book Review: Jesus Calling by Sarah Young , site Rick Thomas
  9. ↑ Warren B. Smith: Another Jesus - 20 reasons against Sarah Young , website cbuch.de
  10. ↑ Tim Challies: 10 Serious Problems with the devotional book “I Am With You” , website evangelium21.net
  11. ↑ Tim Challies: 10 Serious Problems with Jesus Calling , website challies.com
personal data
SURNAME Young, Sarah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Nashville , Tennessee