Philip Yancey
Where the Light Fell: A Memoir
Where the Light Fell: A Memoir
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Philip Yancey, a journalist with a background in faith, shares the painful details of his own origins in his book "Where the Light Fell." The story is set against a turbulent time in post-WWII American history and is a slice of life, both intensely personal and broadly resonant. It is a testament to the power of the human spirit and illuminates Yancey's ability to bring comfort to those bruised by the church and hope to those who can't imagine ever finding a healthy faith.
\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 320 pages
\n Publication date: 14 October 2021
\n Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
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Not until college days do I discover the shocking secret of my father's death.
With a journalist's background, Philip Yancey is widely admired for taking on the more difficult and confusing aspects of faith.
Now, in "Where the Light Fell," he shares, for the first time, the painful details of his own origins, taking us on an evocative journey from the backwoods and Bible-belt pockets of the South to the bustling streets of Philadelphia; from trailer parks to church parking lots; from dark secrets and family oddballs to fire-and-brimstone preachers and interminable church services.
Raised by their impoverished single mother, Philip and his brother Marshall struggle to comprehend her speeches about their dead father, an Old Testament Bible story, and sons sacrificed for a divine cause.
This coming-of-age story is a slice of life, both intensely personal and broadly resonant, set against a turbulent time in post-WWII American history shaped by the racism and paranoia of fundamentalist Christianity and reshaped by the mounting pressures of the Civil Rights movement and 60s-era forces of social change.
An unforgettable read, it is at once hugely funny, deeply disturbing, and achingly poignant.
A testament to the power of the human spirit, "Where the Light Fell" illuminates Yancey's ability to bring comfort to those bruised by the church and hope to those who can't imagine ever finding a healthy faith.
\n Weight: 532g\n
Dimension: 164 x 242 x 34 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781529364224\n \n
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