Why Philip Yancey LEFT Extreme Fundamentalist Faith

Before becoming one of the most influential authors of our time with over two dozen books exploring pain, doubt, grace, and hope, Philip Yancey spent years coming to terms with his strict fundamentalist upbringing. In this interview, he explains how he overcame a crisis of faith, his thoughts on the current evangelical church, and how a very recent diagnosis with a potentially debilitating illness has put his faith to the test.

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0:00 Introduction
04:38 Fundamentalist Upbringing
20:28 Crisis of Faith
42:45 Evangelical Church & Politics
56:06 Parkinson's