Purchase
One Man's Journey Among the Evangelicals and the Faith He Left Behind
Ecco
February 2008
On Sale: February 1, 2008
384 pages
ISBN: 0060832762
EAN: 9780060832766
Hardcover
Add to Wish List
Non-Fiction Religion | Non-Fiction Memoir
From a veteran journalist and former 60 Minutes
producer comes an intimate portrait of evangelicals, one of
the most influential forces in America today, and the story
of how this lapsed believer came to terms with his faith.
"In 2003, while on assignment for 60
Minutes, I interviewed a couple for a piece on the Left
Behind series, the bestselling Christian novels about the
apocalypse. At the end of that meeting, they asked me a
question: would I be left behind? In other words, had I
accepted Jesus as my savior or would I go to hell? This book
represents the answer to that question." Born again
at age sixteen, John Marks later abandoned his faith. In
Reasons to Believe he attempts to cross a deep
cultural barrier to understand those who now condemn his way
of life. He grapples with the message that millions of
evangelicals attempt to deliver to their fellow citizens
every day and speaks at length with missionaries, political
activists, theologians, Christian musicians, and
filmmakers—the rich and powerful, the poor and broken, and
the pastors who have turned small congregations into
megachurches. This is familiar and often comforting
territory for Marks, and he still has a profound
understanding of what it means to be an evangelical. In
Reasons to Believe he presents this world from the
inside out.
Comments
No comments posted.
Registered users may leave comments.
Log in or register now!
| 
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy