Rumours of Another World : What on Earth Are We Missing? [Import] [Hardcover]

Philip Yancey (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan; International Ed edition (2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310255244
• ISBN-13: 978-0310255246
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,935,711 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I worked for 10 years as an Editor and then Publisher for Campus Life magazine. There I learned journalistic skills (there's no tougher audience than teenagers), but every year it seemed I wrote fewer and fewer words. In 1980 my wife Janet and I moved to downtown Chicago where I began a career as a freelance writer. (She has worked as a social worker and hospice chaplain--which gives me plenty of material to write about!) We lived there until 1992, when we moved to the foothills of Colorado. I've written around 20 books, most of them still in print, thankfully. Three of them I coauthored with Dr. Paul Brand, who influenced me more than any single person. My own favorites are "Soul Survivor" and "Reaching for the Invisible God" because both of them forced me to dig deep and get personal. I'm a pilgrim, still "in recovery" from a bad church upbringing, searching for a faith that makes its followers larger and not smaller. I feel overwhelming gratitude that I can make a living writing about the questions that interest me.

Please visit my website at www.philipyancey.com for more information, essays, events, travel notes, and a blog.

There is also an official Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/PhilipYancey?v=wall

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Relevant to our present age, October 29, 2005

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John Mathai "jeshua" (melbourne, australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rumours of Another World: What on Earth Are We Missing? (Paperback)

This book is a good case of what we face in the present age and for christians a description of the 2 worlds we live in. It is a encouraging book which calls for christians to be aware of temptations of this present age and to be watchful. Only by the Spirit can we overcome the temptations, so do not be fooled. We are called to be light in the world and for this cause we are challenged to look at our life style. So much have we compromised withe world that we don't appear any different from the world in divorce, adultery and lifestyle. Time to wake up and be in the world but not of the world. A challenging book for our times.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good food for thought, April 1, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Rumours of Another World : What on Earth Are We Missing? (Hardcover)

This was the first bk of Yancy's I've read and I'm anxious to read his others as I've heard this isn't even the best one. Rumours would be a good bk for anyone searching for God, yet as a Christian, I found it led to deeper thoughts about the unseen world. We often live in the doldrums of daily life not realizing there is a spiritual world that is alive and nearer than we think. His bk reads like you've sat down and read his personal(and very interesting) journal.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from Yancey, September 25, 2003

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"darren777" (Reston, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rumours of Another World : What on Earth Are We Missing? (Hardcover)

Another winner from Yancey. Deals with his idea of the "invisible" world that exists along with the visible one that we deal with each day. This topic was one CS Lewis dealt with quite a bit as well. The thing I love about Phil's books besides his great writing style is all the great annecdotes and stories he has. Hey you Christians out there...dont buy the 27th book of Left Behind series! Buy this book instead.