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ⓘ About Philip Yancey
Philip Yancey is an American author of spiritual books. His books have sold more than 15 million copies and have been translated into more than 30 languages making him one of the bestselling authors of spiritual books. Two of Philip’s books, What’s So Amazing About Grace and The Jesus I Never Knew, have won the ECPA Christian Book of the Year Award. Born and raised in Atlanta, Yancey almost lost faith in God at one point in life. At church, members suggested his father go off the life support machine in faith that God would heal him. After completing high school, he went to South Carolina, where he joined Columbia Bible College and met the love of his life, Janet.
All Book Series by Philip Yancey
Unhappy Secrets of the Christian Life
Book 2 of 65 · published 1979 Co-authored · Tim Stafford
Fearfully and Wonderfully
Book 4 of 65 · published 1980 Co-authored · Paul W. Brand
Growing Pains in the Christian Life
Book 5 of 65 · published 1980 Co-authored · Tim Stafford
Questions? Answers!
Book 14 of 65 · published 1986 Co-authored · Tim Stafford,Verne Becker
The Students' Guide to the New International Version
Book 17 of 65 · published 1988
Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud
Book 18 of 65 · published 1988
People & Priorities: Mountain Climbing by the Book
Book 22 of 65 · published 1991 Co-authored · David L. McKenna
What They Never Told Me When I Became a Christian
Book 23 of 65 · published 1991 Co-authored · Tim Stafford,Vern Becker
Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants
Book 26 of 65 · published 1993 Co-authored · Paul W. Brand
The Gift Nobody Wants
Book 30 of 65 · published 1995 Co-authored · Paul W. Brand
What's So Amazing About Grace? Study Guide
Book 36 of 65 · published 1998 Co-authored · Brenda Quinn
When Life Hurts: Understanding God's Place in Your Pain
Book 37 of 65 · published 1999
Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find?
Book 38 of 65 · published 2000
Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church
Book 39 of 65 · published 2001
Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide
Book 40 of 65 · published 2001 Co-authored · Brenda Quinn
In the Likeness of God
Book 46 of 65 · published 2004 Co-authored · Paul W. Brand
Grace Notes: April 1-30: Daily Readings with a Fellow Pilgrim
Book 50 of 65 · published 2009
What Good Is God?: On the Road with Stories of Grace
Book 51 of 65 · published 2010
The Jesus I Never Knew Study Guide
Book 52 of 65 · published 2010 Co-authored · Brenda Quinn
Meet the Bible: A Panorama of God's Word in 366 Daily Readings and Reflections
Book 53 of 65 · published 2010
Prayer Bible Study Participant's Guide: Six Sessions on Our Relationship with God
Book 58 of 65 · published 2013
Vanishing Grace Bible Study Guide: Whatever Happened to the Good News?
Book 61 of 65 · published 2014
A Companion in Crisis: A Modern Paraphrase of John Donne's Devotions
Book 62 of 65 · published 2021
The Scandal of Forgiveness: Grace Put to the Test
Book 63 of 65 · published 2021
Undone: A Modern Rendering of John Donne's Devotions
Latest in the series · book 65 of 65 · published 2023
The Wisdom of Each Other
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1997 Anthology · Eugene H. Peterson
Church: Why Bother?: My Personal Pilgrimage
Book 2 of 10 · published 1997 Co-authored · Eugene H. Peterson
Disarming the Darkness: A Guide to Spiritual Warfare
Book 3 of 10 · published 1998 Anthology · Calvin Miller
Whole Prayer: Speaking and Listening to God
Book 4 of 10 · published 2001 Anthology · Walter Wangerin Jr.,Eugene H. Peterson
The Jesus I Never Knew Participant's Guide
Book 9 of 10 · published 2008 Co-authored · Claude V
What's So Amazing About Grace? Participant's Guide
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2008
Chosen Vessels: Portraits of Ten Outstanding Christian Men
Series opener · book 1 of 12 · published 1985
Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas
Book 6 of 12 · published 2001
Chasing Paper: Critical Reflections on Christian Books and Publishing
Latest in the series · book 12 of 12 · published 2021
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Philip Yancey?
Philip Yancey is an American author of spiritual books. His books have sold more than 15 million copies and have been translated into more than 30 languages making him one of the bestselling authors of spiritual books. Two of Philip's books, What's So Amazing About Grace and The Jesus I Never Knew, have won the ECPA Christian Book of the Year Award.
Which Philip Yancey series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Growing Deeper series, the earliest of Philip Yancey's multi-book series: it opens with The Wisdom of Each Other (1997) and runs to 10 books across 1997–2008, ending with What's So Amazing About Grace? Participant's Guide (2008).
How many books has Philip Yancey written?
Philip Yancey has 87 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1976 and 2023. 10 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Growing Deeper series with 10 books — and 77 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Philip Yancey's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Philip Yancey's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Growing Deeper (1997–2008, 10 books).
How are Philip Yancey's books organised into series?
This guide splits Philip Yancey's 87 books into 1 named series and 77 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Growing Deeper (10 books, 1997–2008).