I highly recommend books by E. Stanley Jones to all serious seekers of God and of Truth, no matter what religion they might belong. By serious seekers I mean those people who are ready to things and to ponder for themselves, not just to swallow spiritual junk food that is widely advertised, and, therefore, popular in contemporary Christian culture.

For many years, this man was a missionary in India, where he started retreat centers that he called "Christian Ashrams." Some of those Ashrams exist until this day. He was a prolific writer and left a good number of excellent books.

Books of E. Stanley Jones are not as popular now as they used to be, and almost forgotten, but what a treasure they are! One of the things you need to have in mind is that they are not an easy reading. You can quickly be distracted from a large volume of 360+ pages to something more enticing, but I challenge you to read at least one of his books from cover to cover. I am assured that you will be amazed at his approach to the Christianity. Perhaps, it will change your life, just as it changed mine 6 years ago.

The basic idea of E. Stanley Jones is that the ways of life and the ways of Christ are one. According to him, Jesus was not a moralist, imposing a moral code upon humanity, but the great Revealer of the Truth of Being. I would say, that he probably was a panentheist (don't confuse with "pantheist"!), although he mentioned it in his writings. Believing in the supremacy of Christ, he was willing to see grains of Truth scattered through all religions. No wonder that Ghandi choose this man to be his personal and intimate friend, although he did not share his convictions.

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Anyone who is prepared for conviction about their walk
with Jesus the Christ or who wants to know what having a
truly committed heart for Him is, will want to read this book.
It is very obvious that E.S. Jones was Totally inspired by
the Holy Spirit to write this book. In the most gracious
manner possible, E. Stanley Jones teaches that, as followers of Christ, our Only purpose is to bring Him to others. Not imply or outright tell people they have to know Jesus like everyone else. That No Matter where we live, we are all individuals in Christ collectively comprising the entire body of Christ. Mr. Jone's realizations could Only come from a heart that is Truly aimed toward and seeking the Son of Man.

The Divine Yes is crucial to understanding the life and ministry of E. Stanley Jones. For more than 60 years Jones, a Methodist Missionary & Evangelist, was a voice of reason in a world that was often on the brink. He was a personal friend of Gandhi, had an influence on Martin Luther King, Jr., and preached before the crowned heads & political leaders of East and West. Though respected for many things, he was best known for his desire to bring every facet of life in this world under the Lordship of Christ. It was he who declared that, though many matters of religious faith were "points of question," Jesus Christ himself was the "Point of Decision." He wrote that when we decide what we believe about he creation of the world, or who wrote the Pentateuch, we don't really decide anything. God decided those things long ago. By contrast, when we decide about Jesus Christ---we make a real decisions, for we decide something personal, something existential.

Jones made his decision for Christ at an early age. He lived it until his death in the early 1970's in his mid-eighties. The Divine Yes was written after a stroke that left him partially paralyzed, and his speech severely restricted. Jones said that, thanks to Christ, he was still the same person after the stroke as before. He said, "Since I can no longer preach a sermon, I must be a sermon." The Divine Yes sums up his ministry in more ways that one. It is Stanley Jones personal, life-affirming "Yes" to the Divine Yes that has already sounded in the person of Jesus Christ. As the scripture says, "For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why we utter the Amen through him, to the glory of God." 2nd Corinthians. 1:20

A book well worth reading. A man well worth remembering.

Worth Green, Th.M., D.Min.

This book was an amazing read and absolute must for any psychologyst trying to better thier understanding of the APA's Ethic's guidelines. Enjoy!

Nobody is better qualified to articulate the merits of Mohandas Gandhi than E. Stanley Jones. First, Jones was a close friend of Gandhi's for many years, and second, Jones was a humble enough westernized Christian to see that the brightest shining light of his time was an eastern Hindu.

Although this book is only 160 pages, it is dynamic enough for Martin Luther King Jr. to consider it the best book on Gandhi ever written. I would only add that this book cannot be simply read and understood, it demands to be demonstrated in the life of the reader

Powerful. One of the best books I have ever read. This book shows you how to live a much better life.

"In Christ" is an inspirational and thoughtful book. Dr. Jones intoduces and explains religous facts and concepts in a truthful, down to earth way.

This book wastes little time and immediately sends the reader on a deep, meaningful pilgrimage. All along the way Dr. Jones continues to point out interesting details of religous life in a captivating and honest manner. He backs up all of his statements with passages from the bible, expirences in his life, and with stories told to him by over Christians.

"In Christ" crosses over the denominational boundries that have plagued religon. The ideas and values presented in this book are true for all Christians. The doctrine in this book does not only crosses denomination lines, it also passes through time. The informaion provided in "In Christ" was true when it was first published in 1961, is still true today, and will be true far into the future.

I recommend "In Christ" to anyone serious about changing their live in a postive and dynamic fashion.

Quite simply the best book/catalogue of it's type I have ever seen. The presentation of the book is good, as is the reproduction of the paintings. The short biographies of the artists are quite simply the brilliant, and contain more information than much longer articles. If you only have one book about late romantic art have this one.

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