Favourite A. W. Tozer Books
I have had a fond appreciation for Tozer since I was a young man. I am deeply attracted to his passion to know God. Today I read one of his biographies that Vyrso carries - A Passion for God - https://vyrso.com/product/24439/a-passion-for-god-the-spiritual-journey-of-a-w-tozer and I highly recommend it. What was especially interesting is that it portrays Tozer not only as a passionate Christ-follower and preacher but also as a man who struggled with his relationship with his wife.
I have most of all the books that Tozer has written and many of them in Logos format. I would love to get this Tozer Upgrade Collection - https://www.logos.com/product/30912/a-w-tozer-upgrade-collection but the price is a bit steep for me at this time. Perhaps there will be a good sale some day.
I think that my three favourite Tozer books are:
- The Pursuit of God - https://www.logos.com/product/5001/the-pursuit-of-god
- The Christian Book of Mystical Verse - https://www.logos.com/product/5003/the-christian-book-of-mystical-verse
- Knowledge of the Holy - http://www.amazon.com/The-Knowledge-Holy-Attributes-Christian/dp/0060684127 I would really like to see Logos carry this book. It is published by Harper One. I'm guessing that this would be very unlikely but one can still hope. What do others think?
What are your favourite Tozer books?
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Bruce Dunning said:
I have most of all the books that Tozer has written and many of them in Logos format. I would love to get this Tozer Upgrade Collection - https://www.logos.com/product/30912/a-w-tozer-upgrade-collection but the price is a bit steep for me at this time. Perhaps there will be a good sale some day.
Wouldn't you know that, just after I made the above post Logos revealed the next item on their 12 Days of Christmas sale - https://www.logos.com/product/37944/and-he-dwelt-among-us-teachings-from-the-gospel-of-john
How's that for timing?
And best of all...it's free!
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God's Pursuit of Man; The Root of Righteousness; and God Tells the Man Who Cares (also The Pursuit of God, but you mentioned that one already!)0
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Bruce Dunning said:
Today I read one of his biographies that Vyrso carries - A Passion for God - https://vyrso.com/product/24439/a-passion-for-god-the-spiritual-journey-of-a-w-tozer and I highly recommend it. What was especially interesting is that it portrays Tozer not only as a passionate Christ-follower and preacher but also as a man who struggled with his relationship with his wife.
Thanks for the great suggestion. Tozer is one of my favorite authors (and this biography is actually cheaper here than on amazon [:P] ). It seems Logos is still missing Tozer's The Knowledge of the Holy.
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Mike W said:
It seems Logos is still missing Tozer's The Knowledge of the Holy.
I hope that is rectified in the near future!
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I have only read Knowledge of the Holy, and the Pursuit of God and loved them both.
have purchased a few more but havent gotten around to reading them. My pastor gave me a small bio and 10 sermons he preached as a book, and enjoyed that.
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I thought a few more people would weigh in on this. Any takers?
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I love Tozer and read him every morning. Apart from the works you listed, two other favorites are Man: The Dwelling Place of God, and The Radical Cross.
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Anyone know if Knowledge of the Holy was ever in Logos? I can't find it in there or FLEB which I find odd... this seems like a book that should be there
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Mattillo said:
Anyone know if Knowledge of the Holy was ever in Logos?
I don't think Logos has ever offered this resource, but then I only go back to 1999 in Logos—go back much further in presence on this planet [:P]
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This seems nutty to me... I don't know a lot about Tozer but when I hear his name it is usually in reference to this book
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Mattillo said:
This seems nutty to me... I don't know a lot about Tozer but when I hear his name it is usually in reference to this book
It is disappointing but sometimes the publisher restrictions make it difficult if not impossible. Perhaps someday it will be in Logos.
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The audio version is in Logos but not the book. Agree it would be good to have the book in Logos.
https://www.logos.com/product/43700/the-knowledge-of-the-holy
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Bruce Dunning said:
It is disappointing but sometimes the publisher restrictions make it difficult if not impossible. Perhaps someday it will be in Logos.
I don't think that would be the issue any more. Tozer's been gone for a long time, and I think several publishers are printing his main works now. His stuff may well be public domain by now, though I'm not sure about that. Anyway, I would assume that FaithLife is just busy with other things.
I didn't see your original post of this thread back in 2013. To answer your now very old question, the three books you originally mentioned are among my favorites of all time.
Several years ago, I read and was moved by "The Dangers Of A Shallow Faith," and "The Warfare Of The Spirit." His book on Hebrews ("Experiencing The Presence Of God") is on my short list.
However, perhaps his most significant book to me in the last decade or so was actually, "Whatever Happened To Worship." I've read it several times, and quote from it often. A must read for pastors, in my opinion.
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Al Het said:Bruce Dunning said:
It is disappointing but sometimes the publisher restrictions make it difficult if not impossible. Perhaps someday it will be in Logos.
I don't think that would be the issue any more. Tozer's been gone for a long time, and I think several publishers are printing his main works now. His stuff may well be public domain by now, though I'm not sure about that. Anyway, I would assume that FaithLife is just busy with other things.
I'm not sure that is the case but perhaps we will never know.
Al Het said:However, perhaps his most significant book to me in the last decade or so was actually, "Whatever Happened To Worship." I've read it several times, and quote from it often. A must read for pastors, in my opinion.
I agree that this volume was ahead of its time and very applicable for today. Thanks for contributing to my original question.
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Al Het said:Bruce Dunning said:
It is disappointing but sometimes the publisher restrictions make it difficult if not impossible. Perhaps someday it will be in Logos.
I don't think that would be the issue any more. Tozer's been gone for a long time, and I think several publishers are printing his main works now. His stuff may well be public domain by now, though I'm not sure about that.
This is not so easy. Tozer died in 1963, which is not really long ago in copyright terms - most jurisdictions apply a 70 years after end of authors's death year. If this rule applied, Tozer's books would remain copyrighted for another 15 years. In the US, it might be that the books were registered for copyright and not renewed, so they might have fallen into public domain - but if the copyright was renewed, or the book published outside the US, possibly the copyright is in place.
I think that FL checked those rights - it would be weird if they produce nearly all of Tozer's works but with "The Knowledge of the Holy" leave out the one that is really his most famous work. Such a thing happens only when there are obstacles (like an unwilling copyright holder) that FL can't overcome. This one book is available as PDF and as webpages on the internet, so it's easy to build a PB (if it's PD or you can claim Fair Use).
The books you mentioned in your post are all available from Logos.com
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Interesting. I assumed that copyright had expired, since there are so many copies of Tozer's works published by different people.
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I like ebooks but need the actual book to follow along or else I get distracted.
DAL
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DAL said:
I like ebooks but need the actual book to follow along or else I get distracted.
Did you mean "I like audiobooks but need..."?
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NB.Mick said:
I think that FL checked those rights - it would be weird if they produce nearly all of Tozer's works but with "The Knowledge of the Holy" leave out the one that is really his most famous work. Such a thing happens only when there are obstacles (like an unwilling copyright holder) that FL can't overcome. This one book is available as PDF and as webpages on the internet, so it's easy to build a PB (if it's PD or you can claim Fair Use).
The books you mentioned in your post are all available from Logos.com
So I individuals can claim fair of the text of the resource that has been placed on the internet despite the copyright over the text, the same copyright that is assumed prevents FL from being able to acquire rights to publish it? Something is amiss.
(Newbie Mick this is a rhetorical question and not a criticism of your response to the issue.)
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JT (alabama24) said:DAL said:
I like ebooks but need the actual book to follow along or else I get distracted.
Did you mean "I like audiobooks but need..."?
See I got distracted 😂 Yes, I meant Audiobooks 👍😁👌
DAL
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🤣👍. Totally agree DAL, I need both to stay focused. Audio alone is not enough.
DAL said:JT (alabama24) said:DAL said:I like ebooks but need the actual book to follow along or else I get distracted.
Did you mean "I like audiobooks but need..."?
See I got distracted 😂 Yes, I meant Audiobooks 👍😁👌
DAL
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DIsciple II said:
So I individuals can claim fair of the text of the resource that has been placed on the internet despite the copyright over the text, the same copyright that is assumed prevents FL from being able to acquire rights to publish it?
That's how I understand "fair use", yes. Individuals may use an otherwise copyrighted work for their own, non-commercial educational interests. This would probably allow someone to build a PB, thus "copying" the work, and it might even allow using this for teaching purposes in Sunday school or such, but "fair use" would most probably not allow publishing it on a broad scale, such as putting it on the internet for free, and it would not allow FL or anybody to sell it without acquiring the right to do so from the legitimate copyright holder.
But this is only my private understanding - I am not a lawyer and I may be wrong.
Of course all those copyright laws are not really fit for a global internet world. Some German judges ruled, based on German copyright terms, that non-commercial PD source gutenberg.org is guilty of illegal publishing three books by some German author - which are undisputedly in the PD in the US, where gutenberg.org is located. There is no relevant impact to the sales of the German publisher to be expected, nevertheless, since we don't enjoy a "fair use" clause over here, the ruling stands (which made gutenberg.org geo-blocking all German visitors to avoid this happening again).
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