... lives of quiet sacrifice for others. Yancey has synthesized a personal response to the theological difficulties of the sermon from the Russian novelists Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevski, whose lives and novels represent respectively the struggle for perfection and hope for redemption. Yancey surveys the Gospel accounts of ... and compares his own childhood view of miracles (magical signs proving Jesus' deity, promising personal safety, and calling him to greater faith) with his adult view (miracles can be naturally explained, believers often come to harm, and miracles rarely build faith)...

• Word Count: 959
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate