Encounters: Authentic experiences of God - Softcover

This book has been written to record the experiences of a wide variety of Christians which seem, to them, to establish the existence of God and in particular the truth of the risen Christ beyond reasonable doubt. Each of these people, they believe, has encountered Christ. For some such experiences happened at the point of their conversion. For others they are a repeated occurrence. 'We need,' explains John Woolmer, 'to be able to tell people about our spiritual journey'. The book will comprise 44 short accounts, each with appropriate explanation and commentary if needed. Sources include known and unknown but include such historical figures as St Augustine and Jonathan Edwards as well as many contemporary believers..

Prebendary John Woolmer taught Mathematics at Winchester College from 1963-1975, while there he was ordained in 1971, and then served as a chaplain; he was on the staff of St Aldate's Oxford from 1975-1982 and was Rector of Shepton Mallet from 1982-2002 (he chaired the Bath and Wells Diocesan healing group and helped with the Deliverance ministry); from 2002-2007, he worked with Springboard and ReSource while leading a `new expressions' church in NW Leicester. He has written a number of books, led missions, and taught about healing and deliverance in many countures including Zambia, Tanzania, Argentina and Papua New Guinea. He is married to Jane; they have four children who are all Christians; his hobbies include photographing butterflies (with many published photographs and articles in books, newspapers and magazines), also playing chess and bridge to county standard.