But by 1948 templeton s life and worldview were beginning to go in a different direction than grahams. For more than twenty years, charles templeton was a major figure in the church in canada and the united states. Funeral home services for charles are being provided by stegura funeral home. In 1945 he met billy graham and the two became friends, rooming and ministering together during a 1946 yfc evangelistic tour in europe. Templeton went for your heart, plucked it out, recharged it and gave you new life and new hope where none had existed before. Books by charles templeton author of farewell to god. The friendly rival was, in fact, billy grahams best friend charles templeton. His parents were nomads in the mojave desert in the fifties where chuck yeager taught him how to crush beer cans on his forehead. During the 1950s, he and billy graham were the two most successful exponents of mass evangelism in north america. My reasons for rejecting the christian faith paperback international edition, september 10, 1999. This page is for anyone who loves coffee, books, the written word, and art. If we reinterpret gods word in genesis to fit mans fallible opinion, then ultimately, it would only be.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of charles templeton books online. Templetons first novel, a thriller titled the kidnapping of the president, was made into a. Charles templeton passed away in nanticoke, pennsylvania. All of the rest of his life was documented in his book charles templeton. My reasons for rejecting the christian faith charles templeton on. Charles templeton s farewell to god lee strobels the case for faith begins by recounting a revealing conversation strobel had with templeton, which inspired strobel to write his latest book in which he tackles with proficiency, although youll want to check glenn millers articles if you need more detail some of the very objections. Charles bradley templeton october 7, 1915 june 7, 2001 was a canadian cartoonist.
Charles templeton project gutenberg selfpublishing. Templeton spoke nightly to stadium crowds of up to thirty thousand people. Charles templeton obituary nanticoke, pennsylvania. Charles templeton has 21 books on goodreads with 49234 ratings. Chuck templeton, torrey johnson and billy graham in a publicity photo for. Charles templeton was born in deep east texas in 1946. Not that templeton has much to offer in the first place. Templeton died in 2001 at the age of 86, shortly after he wrote what i consider to be one of the most heartbreaking books ever published.
The slippery slide to unbelief a famous evangelist goes from hope to. This former cohort of billy graham turned apostate spends the overwhelming portion of this book a listing. Charles templeton 19152001 first professed faith in 1936 and became an evangelist that same year. Here is an excerpt from that book, about a pivotal conversation he had with billy graham as he was leaving the faith. The templeton digital collections include over 20,000 pieces of sheet music as well as images of music players and an inventory of recordings from the museum. My reasons for rejecting the christian faith, by charles templeton.
In 1946, billy graham had a friendly rival for the title of the most up and coming evangelist in the world. However, increasing doubts about the validity of the old testament and the teachings of. One of his books contains a section that dramatically engaged my attention, especially in light of its reference to charles templeton. In doing research for the case for faith, strobel sought out and was granted an interview with templeton in his penthouse. By the 80s, however, he dropped largely out of public life only writing books, including some bestsellers, and publishing his last book in 1996 while already. I dont know if there were a lot of those folks, but the book did stir some good controversy, and i was shocked this year in boston to find it still prominently displayed in, of all places, the airport bookstore. For more than twenty years, charles templeton was a major figure in. If you do not qualify in any of those areas, you can be part of the community if. The cover of charles templeton book farewell to god. Justin taylor is executive vice president for book publishing and. The full list is at the bottom of the post as a pdf. The obituary was featured in citizens voice on february 15. My reasons for rejecting the christian faith by charles templeton. Charles templeton s most popular book is the portable atheist.
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