The Pursuit of God Author:A. W. Tozer 2009 reprint of 1948 First edition. Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897-1963) was an American Christian pastor, preacher, author, magazine editor, Bible conference speaker and spiritual mentor. Hailing from a tiny farming community in western Pennsylvania, his conversion was as a teenager in Akron, Ohio. In 1919, five years after his conversion, and withou... more »t formal theological training, Tozer accepted an offer to pastor his first church. This began 44 years of ministry.He was also a prolific author. Among the more than 40 books that he authored, at least two are regarded as Christian classics: The Pursuit of God and The Knowledge of the Holy. His books impress on the reader the possibility and necessity for a deeper relationship with God.Living a simple and non-materialistic lifestyle, he and his wife never owned a car, preferring bus and train travel. Even after becoming a well-known Christian author, Tozer signed away much of his royalties to those who were in need.Prayer was of vital personal importance for Tozer. "His preaching as well as his writings were but extensions of his prayer life," comments his biographer, James L. Snyder, in the book, In Pursuit of God: The Life of A.W. Tozer. "He had the ability to make his listeners face themselves in the light of what God was saying to them," writes Snyder.« less
One of my all time favorite books. If you enjoy A.W. Tozer's books this will soon become one of your favorite's too. And if you've never read one of his books, this is the absolute BEST one to start with. A true classic.
This is one of Tozers most thought provoking books. In it he repeatedly asks the question, Where are you with God? He tells that we are both the pursued and the pusuer when it comes to a continuing relationship with God. Tozer has a very porwerful mind when it come to serving God. It's to bad he died in the early fifties. His influence on some of todays top preachers, such as: David Jeremiah and Chip Ingram, is profound. these men we look up to in our time they looked upto A.W. Tozer in his day.