Andrew Farley (author) explained
Andrew Farley |
Birth Date: | 31 October 1972 |
Occupation: | Author, pastor, linguist |
Notableworks: | The Naked Gospel |
Spouse: | Katharine Hayhoe |
Children: | 1 |
Andrew Farley (born October 31, 1972) is an American Evangelical Christian, the author of nine best-selling books, including The Naked Gospel and God Without Religion,[1] and the Lead Pastor of The Grace Church, in Lubbock, Texas.[2] He served as an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Texas Tech University.[3]
Education
In 2000, Farley received a Ph.D. in applied linguistics from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[4]
Career
For a time, Andrew Farley served as an associate professor in linguistics at University of Notre Dame.
Now, 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 The Grace Message with Andrew Farley.[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] In 2019, Farley published his lengthiest book to date, Twisted Scripture: Untangling 45 Lies Christians Have Been Told.
His writings have been featured on Fox News, Patheos,[10] PBS,[11] and several Christian networks. In November 2015, he began writing for The Huffington Post.[12]
Since 2015, Farley has served as president of The Grace Message with Dr. Andrew Farley , a non-profit book and media ministry based in Dallas, TX that carries the tagline, “Jesus plus nothing. 100% natural. No additives.”[13] His favorite Bible verse is Galatians 2:20.[14] In more recent times, his organization has started another campus of The Grace Church in Dallas, Texas.
He has appeared on several Christian broadcasting networks including TBN's "Praise the Lord,",[15] 100 Huntley Street,[16] Christian Broadcasting Network.[17]
Personal life
Farley is married to Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist.[18]
Books
- The Naked Gospel. Zondervan. 2009.
- God without Religion. Baker Publishing Group, 2011.
- Relaxing with God. Baker Publishing Group, 2014
- Heaven is Now. Baker Publishing Group, 2014.
- Operation Screwtape. Baker Publishing Group, 2013.
- The Hurt and the Healer. with Bart Millard. Baker Publishing Group, 2013
- Twisted Scripture. Salem Books, 2019.
- The Perfect You. with Tim Chalas.Salem Books, 2021.
- The Grace Message. Salem Books, 2022.
Notes and References
- News: Schoppa. Christopher. BOOK WORLD bestsellers. The Washington Post. June 5, 2011. 28 November 2015.
- Web site: Arca. Deborah. Operation Screwtape: A Q&A with Author Andrew Farley. Patheos. 16 January 2013 . 15 August 2016.
- Web site: Faculty in AL & SLS. Texas Tech University. 15 August 2016.
- Web site: Gillis. Charlie. A Canadian's quest to use Scripture to help sell climate science. Maclean's. 15 August 2016. 9 November 2015.
- Web site: Andrew Farley – Host. SiriusXM. 2016-03-30.
- Web site: Price. Irie. Pastor says today's Christians don't need the Old Testament traditions. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. 15 August 2016.
- Web site: Hendrix. Keiki. Book Review: The Naked Gospel by Andrew Farley. Blogcritics. 15 August 2016.
- Web site: Merritt. Jonathan. Freedom from life's hurts: An interview with Bart Millard of MercyMe. Religion News Service. 17 September 2013 . 15 August 2016.
- Web site: Scientist incorporates Christian values in discussing climate change to evangelicals . Christian Today. 15 August 2016.
- Web site: Andrew Farley. Patheos. 15 August 2016.
- Web site: Andrew Farley. PBS. 2016-03-30.
- Web site: Andrew Farley. Huffington Post. 15 August 2016.
- Web site: Andrew Farley LIVE. KFYO (AM). 15 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505133405/http://kfyo.com/show/andrew-farley-live/. 5 May 2016. dead. dmy-all.
- Andrew Farley Ministries. Andrew Farley website
- Web site: iTBN – Andrew Farley. itbn.org. 2016-03-30.
- Web site: 100 Huntley Street: January 27, 2016. 100huntley.com. 2016-03-30.
- Web site: Strand. Paul. Christians Who Believe in Climate Change. CBN.com. 19 July 2015 . 15 August 2016.
- Web site: Marsden. William. Believer among the skeptics: A Canadian's crusade to convert Christians to climate change belief. National Post. 15 August 2016.