Total Commitment to Christ

This is a short but inspiring bookt on how to follow Christ with your whole heart. We must put Christ at the center of our lives and live for him and through him alone. He was an iconoclast among Evangelicals. One who sought to please God and not man. In this way he made many friends and many enemies. But everything that drove him was for the betterment of the human race in general and the Church in particular.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Aiden Wilson Tozer was an American evangelical pastor, speaker, writer, and editor. After coming to Christ at the age of seventeen, Tozer found his way into the Christian & Missionary Alliance denomination where he served for over forty years. In 1950, he was appointed by the denomination's General Council to be the editor of 'The Alliance Witness'.
Born into poverty in western Pennsylvania in 1897, Tozer died in May 1963 a self-educated man who had taught himself what he missed in high school and college due to his home situation. Though he wrote many books, two of them, 'The Pursuit of God' and 'The Knowledge of the Holy' are widely considered to be classics.

Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897–1963) was an influential American Christian pastor, author, and spiritual mentor whose profound theological insights continue to resonate worldwide. Born into poverty in rural western Pennsylvania, Tozer was entirely self-educated, never attending high school or a theological seminary. In 1915, after hearing a street preacher in Akron, Ohio, he committed his life to Christianity, igniting a relentless, lifelong pursuit of God.

Despite his lack of formal training, Tozer began a 44-year ministry in 1919 as a pastor with the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA). He spent three decades leading the Southside Alliance Church in Chicago, where his uncompromising, prophetic preaching drew thousands. In 1950, he expanded his influence by becoming the editor of The Alliance Weekly.

Tozer is best remembered for his enduring literary classics, most notably The Pursuit of God and The Knowledge of the Holy. These works emphasize the absolute majesty of God and the necessity of a deeply contemplative spiritual life. Often referred to as a "20th-century prophet," Tozer lived a remarkably simple lifestyle, giving away much of his book royalties and prioritizing prayer over material wealth. His legacy endures through his writings, which continue to challenge readers to seek a genuine, intimate relationship with the Divine.