{"product_id":"where-the-light-fell-a-memoir-paperback","title":"Where the Light Fell: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Yancey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this searing meditation on the bonds of family and the allure of extremist faith, one of today's most celebrated Christian writers recounts his unexpected journey from a strict fundamentalist upbringing to a life of compassion and grace--a revelatory memoir that \"invites comparison to \u003ci\u003eHillbilly Elegy\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003e starred review). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Searing, heartrending . . . This stunning tale reminds us that the only way to keep living is to ask God for the impossible: love, forgiveness, and hope.\"--Kate Bowler, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEverything Happens for a Reason\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised by an impoverished widow who earned room and board as a Bible teacher in 1950s Atlanta, Philip Yancey and his brother, Marshall, found ways to venture out beyond the confines of their eight-foot-wide trailer. But when Yancey was in college, he uncovered a shocking secret about his father's death--a secret that began to illuminate the motivations that drove his mother to extreme, often hostile religious convictions and a belief that her sons had been ordained for a divine cause. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSearching for answers, Yancey dives into his family origins, taking us on an evocative journey from the backwoods of the Bible Belt to the bustling streets of Philadelphia; from trailer parks to church sanctuaries; from family oddballs to fire-and-brimstone preachers and childhood awakenings through nature, music, and literature. In time, the weight of religious and family pressure sent both sons on opposite paths--one toward healing from the impact of what he calls a \"toxic faith,\" the other into a self-destructive spiral. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the Light Fell\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping family narrative set against a turbulent time in post-World War II America, shaped by the collision of Southern fundamentalism with the mounting pressures of the civil rights movement and Sixties-era forces of social change. In piecing together his fragmented personal history and his search for redemption, Yancey gives testament to the enduring power of our hunger for truth and the possibility of faith rooted in grace instead of fear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I truly believe this is the one book I was put on earth to write,\" says Yancey. \"So many of the strands from my childhood--racial hostility, political division, culture wars--have resurfaced in modern form. Looking back points me forward.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Yancey\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty-five books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Jesus I Never Knew, What's So Amazing About Grace?, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church\u003c\/i\u003e. Yancey's books have garnered thirteen Gold Medallion Book Awards from Christian publishers and booksellers. He currently has more than seventeen million books in print and has been published in over fifty languages worldwide. Yancey worked as a journalist and freelance author in Chicago for some twenty years, editing the youth magazine \u003ci\u003eCampus Life\u003c\/i\u003e while also contributing to a wide variety of publications including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Atlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e. He and his wife, Janet, live in the foothills of Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.87 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44796982100070,"sku":"9780593238523","price":25.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/JnsE7ltuF-9780593238523.webp?v=1771181668","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/where-the-light-fell-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}