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Philip Yancey

Philip Yancey (1949-) is a best-selling Christian author and former Christianity Today columnist known for his award winning titles The Jesus I Never Knew and What’s So Amazing About Grace? He has published over 20 books with Zondervan and is one of the most read evangelical authors alive. Recurring themes in Yancey’s works are faith and doubt, grace, the church, and fundamentalism.

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ARTICLE: Unwrapping Jesus

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What's So Amazing About Grace? Part 1

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Baptist historian Leon McBeth dies
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Father Emil Kapaun to get Medal of Honor on April 11
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