Leaving an Extremist, Fundamentalist Faith: Why Philip Yancey Loves Grace — Sean McDowell

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Leaving an Extremist, Fundamentalist Faith: Why Philip Yancey Loves Grace

Leaving an Extremist, Fundamentalist Faith: Why Philip Yancey Loves Grace

Preacher: Sean McDowell
Tradition: Apologetics
Published: Nov 10, 2021
Length: 54:30

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How did Philip Yancey, one of the most influential authors of our time, come to care so much about grace? In this interview, we discuss his personal memoir (Where the Light Fell) and explore his fundamentalist background and personal story of conversion and grace. READ: Where the Light Fell (https://amzn.to/3qqLPrB) WATCH: "Fatherlessness. Violence. Chaos. The Unlikely Story of Greg Stier." (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bvY_4I-fhM) *Get a MASTERS IN APOLOGETICS or SCIENCE AND RELIGION at BIOLA (https://bit.ly/3LdNqKf) *USE Discount Code [SMDCERTDISC] for $100 off the BIOLA APOLOGETICS CERTIFICATE program (https://bit.ly/3AzfPFM) *See our fully online UNDERGRAD DEGREE in Bible, Theology, and Apologetics: (https://bit.ly/448STKK) FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sean_McDowell TikTok: @sean_mcdowell Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmcdowell/ Website: https://seanmcdowell.org

Topics

Faith
Grace
Love & Compassion

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