Philip Yancey
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Philip Yancey is an American
Christian
author
. Fourteen million of his books have been sold worldwide, making him one of the best-selling evangelical Christian authors. Two of his books have won the ECPA
's Christian Book of the Year Award: The Jesus I Never Knew in 1996, What's So Amazing About Grace in 1998. He is published by Zondervan Publishing.
and grew up in the nearby suburb town of Clarkston, Georgia
. When Yancey was one year old, his father, stricken with polio, died after his church elders suggested he go off life support in faith
that God would heal him. This was one of the reasons he had lost his faith at one point of time.After high school he attended Columbia Bible College, where he met his wife, Janet. Yancey graduated magna cum laude
from Columbia Bible College and earned his MA
with highest honors from the graduate school of Wheaton College
. His two graduate degrees in Communications and English were earned from Wheaton College Graduate School and the University of Chicago
.
Yancey moved to Chicago
, Illinois
, and in 1971 joined the staff of Campus Life magazine—a sister publication of Christianity Today
directed towards high school and college students—where he served as editor for eight years. Yancey was for many years an editor for Christianity Today and wrote articles for Reader's Digest
, The Saturday Evening Post
, Publishers Weekly
, Chicago Tribune
Magazine, Eternity, Moody Monthly, and National Wildlife, among others. He now lives in Colorado
, working as a columnist and editor-at-large for Christianity Today. He is a member of the editorial board of Books & Culture, another magazine affiliated with Christianity Today, and travels around the world for speaking engagements.
Yancey was critically injured in a motor vehicle accident in February 2007 but recovered well. By August 2007, he had completed his goal of climbing all 54 of Colorado's 14000 feet (4,267.2 m)-plus peaks, the final three after his accident.
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Christian
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author
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. Fourteen million of his books have been sold worldwide, making him one of the best-selling evangelical Christian authors. Two of his books have won the ECPA
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
The is an international non-profit trade association whose member companies are involved in the publishing and distribution of Christian content worldwide...
's Christian Book of the Year Award: The Jesus I Never Knew in 1996, What's So Amazing About Grace in 1998. He is published by Zondervan Publishing.
Biography
Yancey was born in AtlantaAtlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
and grew up in the nearby suburb town of Clarkston, Georgia
Clarkston, Georgia
Clarkston is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 7,554 at the 2010 census. The city is home to the central campus of Georgia Perimeter College....
. When Yancey was one year old, his father, stricken with polio, died after his church elders suggested he go off life support in faith
Faith
Faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing, or a belief that is not based on proof. In religion, faith is a belief in a transcendent reality, a religious teacher, a set of teachings or a Supreme Being. Generally speaking, it is offered as a means by which the truth of the proposition,...
that God would heal him. This was one of the reasons he had lost his faith at one point of time.After high school he attended Columbia Bible College, where he met his wife, Janet. Yancey graduated magna cum laude
Latin honors
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from Columbia Bible College and earned his MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
with highest honors from the graduate school of Wheaton College
Wheaton College (Illinois)
Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...
. His two graduate degrees in Communications and English were earned from Wheaton College Graduate School and the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
.
Yancey moved to Chicago
Chicago
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, Illinois
Illinois
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, and in 1971 joined the staff of Campus Life magazine—a sister publication of Christianity Today
Christianity Today
Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
directed towards high school and college students—where he served as editor for eight years. Yancey was for many years an editor for Christianity Today and wrote articles for Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest is a general interest family magazine, published ten times annually. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, its headquarters is now in New York City. It was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace...
, The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post is a bimonthly American magazine. It was published weekly under this title from 1897 until 1969, and quarterly and then bimonthly from 1971.-History:...
, Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
, Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
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Magazine, Eternity, Moody Monthly, and National Wildlife, among others. He now lives in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, working as a columnist and editor-at-large for Christianity Today. He is a member of the editorial board of Books & Culture, another magazine affiliated with Christianity Today, and travels around the world for speaking engagements.
Yancey was critically injured in a motor vehicle accident in February 2007 but recovered well. By August 2007, he had completed his goal of climbing all 54 of Colorado's 14000 feet (4,267.2 m)-plus peaks, the final three after his accident.
External links
- Philip Yancey's web site
- Philip Yancey's Life - official biography from Zondervan Publishing
- http://www.christianitytoday.com/ctmag/features/columns/yancey.htmlPhilip Yancey's column in Christianity TodayChristianity TodayChristianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
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