Andrew Farley (author)
| Andrew Farley | |
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| Born | October 31, 1972 |
| Occupation | Author, Pastor, Linguist |
| Notable works | The Naked Gospel |
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Andrew Farley (born October 31, 1972) is an American Evangelical Christian, the author of two best-selling books, The Naked Gospel and "God Without Religion,[1] and the Lead Pastor of Church without Religion, in Lubbock, Texas.[2] He serves as an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Texas Tech University.[3]
Education
In 2000, Farley received a Doctor of Philosophy degree from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[4]
Career
Farley is an international conference speaker and speaks at churches, conferences, and universities around the United States and in Canada, and has a nationwide call-in program on Sirius XM called Andrew Farley LIVE.[5] He is known as one of the leading voices in the modern grace movement.[6]
Farley is best known for the book The Naked Gospel (Harper Collins, 2009),[7] which made him a bestselling author. Farley’s other books include God Without Religion, Heaven is Now, The Art of Spiritual War, The Hurt & The Healer (co-authored with MercyMe)[8] and Relaxing with God. In addition, Farley co-authored A Climate for Change with his wife Katharine Hayhoe.[9]
Farley holds controversial theological views on issues such as confession and forgiveness, the old and new covenants, the spiritual nature of the Christian, and tithing.[10][11] His writings have been featured on Fox News,[12] Patheos,[13] PBS,[14] and several Christian networks. In November 2015, he began writing for The Huffington Post.[15]
Since 2015, Farley has served as president of Andrew Farley Ministries, a non-profit book and media ministry based in Lubbock, TX that carries the tagline, “Jesus plus nothing. 100% natural. No additives.”[16]
He has appeared on several Christian broadcasting networks including TBN's "Praise the Lord,",[17] 100 Huntley Street,[18] Christian Broadcasting Network.[19]
Personal life
Farley is married to Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist.[20]
Books
- The Naked Gospel. Zondervan. 2009. ISBN 978-0310293064
- God without Religion. Baker Publishing Group, 2011. ISBN 978-0801014871
- Relaxing with God. Baker Publishing Group, 2014 ISBN 978-0801015182
- Heaven is Now. Baker Publishing Group, 2014. ISBN 978-0801016493
- Operation Screwtape. Baker Publishing Group, 2013. ISBN 978-0801014475
- The Hurt and the Healer. with Bart Millard. Baker Publishing Group, 2013 ISBN 978-0801015625
References
- ↑ Schoppa, Christopher (June 5, 2011). "BOOK WORLD bestsellers". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ Arca, Deborah. "Operation Screwtape: A Q&A with Author Andrew Farley". Patheos. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "Faculty in AL & SLS". Texas Tech University. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ Gillis, Charlie (9 November 2015). "A Canadian's quest to use Scripture to help sell climate science". Maclean's. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "Andrew Farley - Host". SiriusXM. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ Price, Irie. "Pastor says today's Christians don't need the Old Testament traditions". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ Hendrix, Keiki. "Book Review: The Naked Gospel by Andrew Farley". Blogcritics. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ Merritt, Jonathan. "Freedom from life's hurts: An interview with Bart Millard of MercyMe". Religion News Service. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "Scientist incorporates Christian values in discussing climate change to evangelicals". Christian Today. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "Christianity is not a religion - Faith Works". News.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ Lamb, Gregory M. (25 March 2010). "Conservative Evangelicals embrace God and green". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ befree (2011-08-06), God Without Religion - Fox News, retrieved 2016-03-30
- ↑ "Andrew Farley". Patheos. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "Andrew Farley". PBS. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ "Andrew Farley". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "Andrew Farley LIVE". KFYO (AM). Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ "iTBN - Andrew Farley". itbn.org. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ "100 Huntley Street: January 27, 2016". 100huntley.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ↑ Strand, Paul. "Christians Who Believe in Climate Change". CBN.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ↑ Marsden, William. "Believer among the skeptics: A Canadian's crusade to convert Christians to climate change belief". National Post. Retrieved 15 August 2016.