Echoes from Eden: The Voices of God Calling Man

by A.W. Tozer, Gerald B. Smith (Editor)

In Echoes from Eden , A.W. Tozer traces the moral history of humankind, from the fall in the Garden of Eden to the final judgment before the throne of God. Tozer examines the moral compass that each man finds deep within his soul, whether he realizes it or not, and shows the ways in which men have used it throughout history to seek the mercy of God, or to ignore it, condemning them to a Christ-less eternity. In Echoes from Eden , A.W. Tozer challenges the reader to peer into his soul and seek the image of God; that distant reason that God chooses to love us. Where Christ leads, we go... Tozer declares, offering a simplified account of the Christian s decision of commitment in this world of the flesh. The history of mankind is one that is soiled from the beginning. Humanity is fallen, but nevertheless endowed with a deep spiritual knowledge of his own sinfulness. This knowledge, Tozer says, is the basis of the universal truth of Christ s saving grace. The story of salvation fits logically with the reason and facts of the universe. When your sins are forgiven, Tozer says, you will know it! What a treasured read of the great master of the English language who could give us sermons and writings that were so prophetic and dear to each believer's needs and heart in the course of our Christian walk.

Genres: Christian, Christianity

135 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Aiden Wilson Tozer was an American evangelical pastor, speaker, writer, and editor. After coming to Christ at the age of seventeen, Tozer found his way into the Christian & Missionary Alliance denomination where he served for over forty years. In 1950, he was appointed by the denomination's General Council to be the editor of "The Alliance Witness" (now "Alliance Life").

Born into poverty in western Pennsylvania in 1897, Tozer died in May 1963 a self-educated man who had taught himself what he missed in high school and college due to his home situation. Though he wrote many books, two of them, "The Pursuit of God" and "The Knowledge of the Holy" are widely considered to be classics.

A.W. Tozer and his wife, Ada Cecelia Pfautz, had seven children, six boys and one girl.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book of twelve of Tozer's sermons which have been edited for print. As always, Tozer's thoughts on the Scriptures and the condition of the modern church are insightful. His subjects are as timely today as they were when he wrote in the 1940 and 50s - such as accountability to God, the misconception of the relativity of morals, Jesus is the judge of all mankind, and hearing the voice of God.

[Kara]

I enjoy Tozer, and enjoyed most of this book as good reminders and thoughts, but disagreed with his statements about the soul/body in chp 7. unless I understood him incorrectly.