A Devotional Guide to John: The Gospel of Eternal Life

by John Killinger

A Devotional Guide to The Gospel of Eternal Life [Dec 01, 1981] Killing...

164 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

The Rev. Dr. John Killinger lives with his wife, Anne, in Warrenton, Virginia. A former pastor in Baptist, Presbyterian and Congregational churches, he also taught for fifteen years at Vanderbilt Divinity School and was Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Samford University in Birmingham. He is the author of over 50 books, among them God, The Devil, and Harry Potter. Because Dr. Killinger's interests are broad, his writings have touched on many subjects: Christian history, personal spirituality, world religions, preaching, worship, church politics, a female Christ figure, the Gospels as devotional literature, secular writers and artists, the nature of pastoral ministry, and the relationship between theology and contemporary culture. His prayers and utterances often find their way into Sunday church bulletins and other ministers' sermons. You will find inspiration and spiritual sustenance within.

Reviews

[Eric N · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read only a couple of dozen pages or so, but I think that's enough to have a good feel for the book. Called a "devotional" guide, this book is as much, if not more so, a _commentary_ on John. The tome is very clearly written, so it is easily understandable. Killinger brings out lots of facts that I had never known about the Gospel of John--the pages that I've read, in my copy of the book, are covered with my underlining, notes, etc. In a couple of instances, however, Killinger seems to give speculation, rather than facts. Nevertheless, the book is better than a 4.50 rating, so I give it a "5.00."