What good is God? : in search of a faith that matters / Philip Yancey ; illustrations by Klaus Ernst.

By: Yancey, Philip, 1949-Publication details: New York : Faithwords, 2010Description: viii, 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0446559857; 9780446559850Subject(s): Christianity | Geloofsleven | spiritualiteit en mystiekDDC classification: 230 LOC classification: BR123 | .Y26 2010Other classification: 11.63
Contents:
The story behind the search -- Virginia Tech : campus massacre -- China : winds of change -- Green Lake : professional sex workers -- Cambridge : remembering C.S. Lewis -- Bible college : student days -- South Africa : breaking down the walls -- Memphis : an alternative vision -- Middle East : church at risk -- Chicago : a place for misfits -- Mumbai : a marathon of horror -- What good is God?
Subject: The author, a journalist and spiritual seeker has always struggled with the most basic questions of the Christian faith. The question he tackles in this book concerns the practical value of belief in God. His search for the answer to this question took him to some amazing settings around the world: Mumbai, India when the firing started during the terrorist attacks; at the motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated; on the Virginia Tech campus soon after the massacre; an AA convention; and even to a conference for women in prostitution.
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Book Book Evangelische Theologische Faculteit Leuven Main Library BR 123 YANC 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 35678000252447

The story behind the search -- Virginia Tech : campus massacre -- China : winds of change -- Green Lake : professional sex workers -- Cambridge : remembering C.S. Lewis -- Bible college : student days -- South Africa : breaking down the walls -- Memphis : an alternative vision -- Middle East : church at risk -- Chicago : a place for misfits -- Mumbai : a marathon of horror -- What good is God?

The author, a journalist and spiritual seeker has always struggled with the most basic questions of the Christian faith. The question he tackles in this book concerns the practical value of belief in God. His search for the answer to this question took him to some amazing settings around the world: Mumbai, India when the firing started during the terrorist attacks; at the motel where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated; on the Virginia Tech campus soon after the massacre; an AA convention; and even to a conference for women in prostitution.