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Soul Survivor
by Philip Yancey
Thirteen mentors who kept Yancey's faith alive after a toxic church: King, Chesterton, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Paul Brand, Henri Nouwen, Annie Dillard. Biography as spiritual memoir.
Read it if…
you need models of honest faith.
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Skip it if…
you want argument.
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Three things you will actually use
- Find mentors in books.
- Faith survives bad churches.
- Honesty is the thread.
Do this first
Read the chapters on Paul Brand and Henri Nouwen.
Our verdict
Yancey's mentors.
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