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A 6 page book review on A.W. Tozer's Pursuit of God, which begins with an introduction to Tozer's legacy, letting the reader see something of the man behind the words, which is instructive because the reader immediately sees the role that religion played in the author's life. The Pursuit of God, first published in 1948, is his most popular work. In it, Tozer, a "twentieth century prophet," called for the modern Church to return to the practice of godliness and to a higher "level of spirituality reality." No additional sources cited.
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is instructive because the reader immediately sees the role that religion played in the authors life. Tozer is described as a man who was able to find within his own
soul the "secret of quietness" (1). This chapter relates the history of his ministry, beginning with his appointment to the Alliance Church in Nutter Fort, West Virginia in 1919. A
self-educated man, Tozer became a "theologian, a scholar ad a master craftsman in the use of the English language" (5). The Pursuit of God, first published in 1948, is
his most popular work. In it, Tozer, a "twentieth century prophet," called for the modern Church to return to the practice of godliness and to a higher "level of spirituality
reality" (6). Tozer states in his preface that the purpose of his text is to "aid Gods hungry children" in finding Him (10). He begins his text by explaining
that a hunger for God is itself a gift. "We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that spurs us to the pursuit"
(Tozer 11). As this indicates, Tozer, from the beginning of his text, connects the pursuit of God directly to personal feeling, while combining this perception with theological explanation. He argues
that the doctrine of justification by faith "has in our time fallen into evil company and been interpreted...(in a manner) to bar men from the knowledge of God" (Tozer 12).
He pictures a conversion process that is "mechanical and spiritless," touching the mind, but not the soul (Tozer 12). As this indicates, Tozer feels that emotional involvement should be
the bedrock of faith. He argues that "God is a person," and, as such, the Almighty "thinks, wills, enjoys, feels, loves, desires and suffers" (Tozer 13). Therefore, the "continuous and
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