Back to Francis Chan
Cover courtesy of Crossway
The Edition
- Edition
- Redesign
Publication
- Publisher
- Crossway
- Date published
- 2013
The Physical Book
- Binding
- Paperback
- Total pages
- 201 pages
- ISBN-13
- 9781433537264
- ISBN-10
- 1433537265
- LCCN
- 2012043970
Reference
- Notes
- The 2013 redesign of a book first printed by Crossway in 1997, with a new foreword. The title page credits it to David Platt and Francis Chan; the contents page reverses the order. Bibliography at pages 181-182.
Contents
- Foreword (David Platt and Francis Chan)
- Preface
- Introduction: A Homesickness for God
- 1. Is Fasting Christian? New Fasting for the New Wine
- 2. Man Shall Not Live by Bread Alone: The Desert Feast of Fasting
- 3. Fasting for the Reward of the Father: Jesus' Radical God-Orientation in Fasting
- 4. Fasting for the King's Coming: How Much Do We Miss Him?
- 5. Fasting and the Course of History: A Call for Discernment and Desire
- 6. Finding God in the Garden of Pain: A Different Fast for the Sake of the Poor
- 7. Fasting for the Little Ones: Abortion and the Sovereignty of God over False Worldviews
- Conclusion: Why Does God Reward Fasting?
- Appendix: Quotes and Experiences
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Scripture Index
- Person Index
- Subject Index