Synopses & Reviews
What on earth are we missing? Philip Yancey believes we are missing the supernatural hidden in everyday life.
In Rumors of Another World, Yancey investigates the natural world and discovers the supernatural hiding in plain view. He grapples with why God made the world and what our role truly is, and seeks to answer the question, "How do I live in the natural world while expressing the values of the supernatural?"
Philip writes, "I have come to understand faith as the highest form of integrated encounter. Faith puts together, assembles, re-orders, accepting the entire world as God's handiwork. We live among clues, like rescuers sifting through pieces of stained glass shattered by a bomb, and only with a blueprint or some memory of original design can we begin to connect the shards, to assemble them into a pattern that makes sense of our world.
"Nature and supernature are not two separate worlds, but different expressions of the same reality. To encounter the world as a whole, we need a more supernatural awareness of the natural world."
Yancey invites readers to join him on a journey of discovery. He challenges us to tune into "rumors of another world," and connect the seen with the unseen. He promises that the grace-filled result will be a life of beauty, purpose, freedom, and faith.
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"[S]tartling and original....Yancey, one of the Christian market's best writers, shows a marvelous ability to speak to the world outside that market." Publishers Weekly
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"[Yancey's] skill as an award-winning author is evident throughout this engaging volume. Highly recommended." Library Journal
Synopsis
Yancey investigates the natural world and discovers the supernatural hiding in plain view. He grapples with why God made the world and what our role truly is, and seeks to answer the question, "How does one live in the natural world while expressing the values of the supernatural?" (Christian)
Synopsis
God has woven divine mysteries into the fabric of the natural world and our everyday lives, but most of the time we fail to see them. Like rescuers sifting through bomb-shattered pieces of stained glass, over time we can begin to perceive an intricately designed masterpiece amidst the rubble. Join Yancey's investigation of the supernatural mysteries of the natural world.
Synopsis
Philip Yancey believes we are missing the supernatural hidden in everyday life. He investigates the natural world and discovers the supernatural hiding in plain view. Nature and super nature are not two separate worlds, but different expressions of the same reality. To encounter the world as a whole, we need a more supernatural awareness of the natural world. He promises that the grace-filled result will be a life of beauty, purpose, freedom, and faith.
About the Author
Philip Yancey serves as editor-at-large for Christianity Today magazine. He has written twelve Gold Medallion Award-winning books, including Where is God when it Hurts, Disappointment with God, and The Gift of Pain. His books The Jesus I Never Knew and What's So Amazing About Grace? were also awarded the Christian Book of the Year. He is also the author of The Bible Jesus Read.
Table of Contents
A Note from the Author 9
PART ONE What Are We Missing?
1. Life in Part 13
2. Rumours 27
3. Paying Attention 43
4. God Loveth Adverbs 59
5. Designer Sex 73
PART TWO Signs Of Disorder
6. Out of Order 99
7. A Word Unsaid 113
8. The Good Life 127
9. The Gift of Guilt 141
PART THREE Two Worlds
10. Why Believe? 161
11. Earth Matters 179
12. Eyes of Faith 191
13. Practising the Existence of God 207
14. Stereoscopic Vision 225
Acknowledgements 245
Sources 247