Andrew Farley (author)

Andrew Farley
Born October 31, 1972
Occupation Author, Pastor, Linguist
Notable works The Naked Gospel
Website
www.andrewfarley.org

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

References

  1. Schoppa, Christopher (June 5, 2011). "BOOK WORLD bestsellers". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. Arca, Deborah. "Operation Screwtape: A Q&A with Author Andrew Farley". Patheos. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. "Faculty in AL & SLS". Texas Tech University. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. Gillis, Charlie (9 November 2015). "A Canadian's quest to use Scripture to help sell climate science". Maclean's. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. "Andrew Farley - Host". SiriusXM. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  6. Price, Irie. "Pastor says today's Christians don't need the Old Testament traditions". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. Hendrix, Keiki. "Book Review: The Naked Gospel by Andrew Farley". Blogcritics. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  8. Merritt, Jonathan. "Freedom from life's hurts: An interview with Bart Millard of MercyMe". Religion News Service. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  9. "Scientist incorporates Christian values in discussing climate change to evangelicals". Christian Today. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  10. "Christianity is not a religion - Faith Works". News.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  11. Lamb, Gregory M. (25 March 2010). "Conservative Evangelicals embrace God and green". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  12. befree (2011-08-06), God Without Religion - Fox News, retrieved 2016-03-30
  13. "Andrew Farley". Patheos. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  14. "Andrew Farley". PBS. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  15. "Andrew Farley". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  16. "Andrew Farley LIVE". KFYO (AM). Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  17. "iTBN - Andrew Farley". itbn.org. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  18. "100 Huntley Street: January 27, 2016". 100huntley.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  19. Strand, Paul. "Christians Who Believe in Climate Change". CBN.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  20. Marsden, William. "Believer among the skeptics: A Canadian's crusade to convert Christians to climate change belief". National Post. Retrieved 15 August 2016.

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