Philip Yancey

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Philip Yancey is a Christian author. Fourteen million of his books have been sold worldwide, making him one of the best-selling evangelical Christian authors.^{[citation needed]} He has been published by Zondervan Publishing.

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Yancey's father died when Philip was one year old after his church elders suggested he go off life support in faith that God would heal him. ^[1] After earning graduate degrees in Communications and English from Wheaton College Graduate School and the University of Chicago, Yancey joined the staff of Campus Life Magazine in 1971 where he served as Editor for eight years. ^[2]

Yancey was for a period an editor for Christianity Today magazine and is now a columnist and editor-at-large. Yancey's works include

After the Wedding (1976)
Where Is God When It Hurts? (1977) (Updated edition published in 1990, special edition in 2001)
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made (1980) - co-authored with physician Paul W. Brand
Open Windows (1982)
Insight (1982)
In His Image (1984) - co-authored with physician Paul W. Brand
Disappointment With God (1988)
I Was Just Wondering (1989) - excerpts from previous books and articles
Praying with the KGB: A Startling Report from a Shattered Empire - (1992)
Discovering God: A Devotional Journey Through the Bible (1993)
The Jesus I Never Knew (1995)
Finding God in Unexpected Places (1995) (Updated 2nd edition published in 2005)
What's So Amazing About Grace? (1997)
The Bible Jesus Read (1999)
The Gift of Pain (1997) - co-authored with physician Paul W. Brand
Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants: The Inspiring Story of a Surgeon Who Discovers Why We Hurt and What We Can Do About It (1993) - co-authored with physician Paul W. Brand
Reaching for the Invisible God (2000)
Meet the Bible: A Panorama of God's Word in 366 Daily Readings and Reflections (2000) - co-authored with Brenda Quinn
Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church (2001)
Church: Why Bother?: My Personal Pilgrimage (2001)
Rumors of Another World (2003)
Designer Sex (2005) - 32 page booklet
When We Hurt : Prayer, Preparation & Hope for Life's Pain (2006)
Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? (2006)