Andrew Farley (author)

Andrew Farley
Born (1972-10-31) October 31, 1972 (age 52)
OccupationAuthor, pastor, linguist
Notable worksThe Naked Gospel
SpouseKatharine Hayhoe
Children1
Website
www.andrewfarley.org

Andrew Farley (born October 31, 1972) is an American Evangelical Christian, the author of nine best-selling books, including The Naked Gospel and God Without Religion,[1] and the Lead Pastor of The Grace Church, in Lubbock, Texas.[2] He served as an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Texas Tech University.[3]

Education

In 2000, Farley received a Ph.D. in applied linguistics from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.[4]

Career

For a time, Andrew Farley served as an associate professor in linguistics at University of Notre Dame.

Now, 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 The Grace Message with Andrew Farley.[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] In 2019, Farley published his lengthiest book to date, Twisted Scripture: Untangling 45 Lies Christians Have Been Told.

His writings have been featured on Fox News,[10] Patheos,[11] PBS,[12] and several Christian networks. In November 2015, he began writing for The Huffington Post.[13]

Since 2015, Farley has served as president of The Grace Message with Dr. Andrew Farley , a non-profit book and media ministry based in Dallas, TX that carries the tagline, “Jesus plus nothing. 100% natural. No additives.”[14] His favorite Bible verse is Galatians 2:20.[15] In more recent times, his organization has started another campus of The Grace Church in Dallas, Texas.

He has appeared on several Christian broadcasting networks including TBN's "Praise the Lord,",[16] 100 Huntley Street,[17] Christian Broadcasting Network.[18]

Personal life

Farley is married to Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist.[19]

Books

  • The Naked Gospel. Zondervan. 2009. ISBN 978-0-310-29306-4
  • God without Religion. Baker Publishing Group, 2011. ISBN 978-0-8010-1487-1
  • Relaxing with God. Baker Publishing Group, 2014 ISBN 978-0-8010-1518-2
  • Heaven is Now. Baker Publishing Group, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8010-1649-3
  • Operation Screwtape. Baker Publishing Group, 2013. ISBN 978-0-8010-1447-5
  • The Hurt and the Healer. with Bart Millard. Baker Publishing Group, 2013 ISBN 978-0-8010-1562-5
  • Twisted Scripture. Salem Books, 2019. ISBN 978-1-62157-902-1
  • The Perfect You. with Tim Chalas.Salem Books, 2021. ISBN 9781684511273
  • The Grace Message. Salem Books, 2022. ISBN 1684511283

References

  1. ^ Schoppa, Christopher (June 5, 2011). "BOOK WORLD bestsellers". The Washington Post. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. ^ Arca, Deborah (16 January 2013). "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 (17 September 2013). "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. ^ befree (2011-08-06), God Without Religion – Fox News, retrieved 2016-03-30
  11. ^ "Andrew Farley". Patheos. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Andrew Farley". PBS. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  13. ^ "Andrew Farley". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Andrew Farley LIVE". KFYO (AM). Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  15. ^ Andrew Farley Ministries. Andrew Farley website
  16. ^ "iTBN – Andrew Farley". itbn.org. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  17. ^ "100 Huntley Street: January 27, 2016". 100huntley.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  18. ^ Strand, Paul (19 July 2015). "Christians Who Believe in Climate Change". CBN.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  19. ^ Marsden, William. "Believer among the skeptics: A Canadian's crusade to convert Christians to climate change belief". National Post. Retrieved 15 August 2016.