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| Titre : | The Chasm: A Journey to the Edge of Life |
| Auteurs : | Randy Alcorn |
| Type de document : | document électronique |
| Editeur : | [S.l.] : Multnomah Books, 2011 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-1-60142-340-5 |
| Résumé : |
***A Journey He CouldnÔÇÖt MissÔǪ and a Step He CouldnÔÇÖt Take*** He found himself a traveler in the strangest of lands. Where invisible secrets come starkly into sight. Where the fairest of companions leads the way into unsuspected danger and darkness. Where hidden battles burst into the open. Where so much is graspedÔǪand so much more seems unattainable. ┬á┬á┬áDriven by a yearning he doesnÔÇÖt understand, compelled toward a destination he canÔÇÖt quite see, the traveler navigates the inhospitable landscape with determination and a flicker of something like hopeÔÇödespite the obstacles that seem to unerringly block his path. ┬á┬á┬áBest-selling novelist Randy Alcorn weaves a supernatural interplay of wills and motives, lusts and longings, love and sacrifice. ItÔÇÖs a potent mix that leaves every reader wondering: *Do I really understand this world I live in? Do I really understand myself? Is there more to all this than IÔÇÖve ever dared hope?* ### From Publishers Weekly Alcorn offers a companion to his novel, Edge of Eternity, in this Pilgrim's ProgressÔÇôstyle allegory about a man who comes to see his own wasted life through a series of misadventures, battles, and sins. These lead him to a chasm he cannot cross without the help of trustedÔÇöshould he trust them?ÔÇöguides, most importantly a Christ figure, the Woodsman, and a tempter, Joshua. The end is not utopia, but a life with unexpected joys and faithful companions. For those who appreciate allegory, Alcorn's fills the bill even as it also includes the realities of contemporary life: "I gazed into the emptiness of my daughter's eyes. I started pushing and shoving. I wanted to kill the men who lusted after herÔÇövile men whose daughters I lusted after." Nothing here tops classic Christian allegories, but noteworthy is a "new creation" view of afterlife: "You will live on a new earthÔÇöthe old earth made new.... I came not to destroy but to redeem my fallen creation." (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. ### About the Author **Randy Alcorn** is the bestselling author of *Heaven*, with more than 500,000 copies sold. As a fiction writer, his novels include *Deadline, Dominion, Deception, Edge of Eternity, Lord FoulgrinÔÇÖs Letters, The Ishbane Conspiracy, *and the Gold Medallion winner *Safely Home.* He has written numerous nonfiction books as well, including *The Treasure Principle, The Purity Principle, *and *The Grace and Truth Paradox. *A former pastor, Randy is the founder and director of Eternal Perspectives Ministries. He and his wife, Nanci, live in Oregon and have two married daughters and four grandsons. |
