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David Ray Wilkerson (May 19, 1931 – April 27, 2011) was an American Christian evangelist, best known for his book The Cross and the Switchblade. He was the founder of the addiction recovery program Teen Challenge, and founding pastor of the non-denominational Times Square Church in New York City.

Wilkerson's widely distributed sermons, such as "A Call to Anguish", are known for being direct and frank against apostasy and serious about making the commitment to obey Jesus' teachings. He emphasized such Christian beliefs as God's holiness and righteousness, God's love toward humans and especially Christian views of Jesus. Wilkerson tried to avoid categorizing Christians into distinct groups according to the denomination to which they belong.

Wilkerson was killed in a head-on car crash in Texas on April 27, 2011. He was 79.

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Korset og Springkniven

'Korset og Springkniven' er den medrivende historie om forstadspræsten David Wilkerson, der bliver gadepræst blandt kriminelle teenagebander i New Yorks mest belastede kvarterer. En sen nattetime læser forstadspræsten David Wilkerson en artikel i et magasin om nogle unge kriminelle i USA, som brutalt har overfaldet en invalid dreng. Billedet af drengene - deres hadefulde og forvirrede udtryk - oprører ham så meget, at han beslutter at tage til New York for at hjælpe dem. Det bliver starten på et nyt liv for David og hans kone. De oplever utrolige ting blandt de kriminelle teenagebander og narkomaner i storbyens mest belastede kvarterer. Ikke mindst oplever de kraften i evangeliet om Jesus. Som bonus er der desuden 7 personlige beretninger fra Danmark.
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Udgivelsesdato20 jan. 2014
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ISBN lydbog9788771324082