Surprised by Doubt - How Disillusionment Can Invite Us into a Deeper Faith
How Disillusionment Can Invite Us Into a Deeper Faith
Published on 24. October 2023
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-58743-559-1 (ISBN)
Description
"Those at a faith crossroads will want to pick this up."--Publishers Weekly
The Gospel Coalition 2023 Book Award (Evangelism & Apologetics)
Even those who live by faith sometimes doubt. Those doubts don't have to mean the end of Christian identity.
In Surprised by Doubt, Joshua Chatraw and Jack Carson help readers rediscover a deeper faith in the midst of a confusing world. They invite skeptics and doubters to explore the ancient faith for a new perspective on contemporary Christianity.
Chatraw and Carson build on C. S. Lewis's metaphor that envisions Christianity as a house with many rooms, suggesting that readers move beyond the cramped attic of reactionary versions of the faith to explore the larger, more ancient main floors of the house.
With pastoral care and intellectual rigor, Chatraw and Carson not only help Christians think through the issues confronting them. They also help readers engage their emotional journey of anxiety, fear, anger, and frustration. Readers will discover the wisdom of the past and ways to reimagine a faith that can thrive alongside doubt.
The Gospel Coalition 2023 Book Award (Evangelism & Apologetics)
Even those who live by faith sometimes doubt. Those doubts don't have to mean the end of Christian identity.
In Surprised by Doubt, Joshua Chatraw and Jack Carson help readers rediscover a deeper faith in the midst of a confusing world. They invite skeptics and doubters to explore the ancient faith for a new perspective on contemporary Christianity.
Chatraw and Carson build on C. S. Lewis's metaphor that envisions Christianity as a house with many rooms, suggesting that readers move beyond the cramped attic of reactionary versions of the faith to explore the larger, more ancient main floors of the house.
With pastoral care and intellectual rigor, Chatraw and Carson not only help Christians think through the issues confronting them. They also help readers engage their emotional journey of anxiety, fear, anger, and frustration. Readers will discover the wisdom of the past and ways to reimagine a faith that can thrive alongside doubt.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ada, MI
United States
Publishing group
Baker Publishing Group
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 149 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
308 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58743-559-1 (9781587435591)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Joshua D. Chatraw (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Billy Graham Chair of Evangelism and Cultural Engagement at Beeson Divinity School. He lives with his wife and two children in Birmingham, Alabama.
Jack Carson (PhD, University of Aberdeen) serves as the executive director of the Center for Public Christianity in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Jack Carson (PhD, University of Aberdeen) serves as the executive director of the Center for Public Christianity in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Content
Contents
Preface: Confessions of a Theologian
Part 1: The Attic
1. This Isn't How They Told Us It Would Be
2. An Invitation to Explore the House of Faith
3. Looking Back to Look at the Attic
4. Life in the Attic
5. Finding a Better Posture
Part 2: Outside the House
6. New Atheism
7. Optimistic Skepticism
8. Open Spirituality
9. Mythic Truth
Interlude: Before Exploring Downstairs
Part 3: The Main Floor
Perspective 1: Looking At
10. The Historical Foundation
11. The Person at the Center
12. The Load-Bearing Walls
Perspective 2: Looking Through
13. Wagering Wisely
14. A Window to See Through
Perspective 3: Stepping In
15. "But I Still Can't Believe! Now What?"
16. Practicing Your Way through Doubt
Epilogue: Praying with the Dead
Preface: Confessions of a Theologian
Part 1: The Attic
1. This Isn't How They Told Us It Would Be
2. An Invitation to Explore the House of Faith
3. Looking Back to Look at the Attic
4. Life in the Attic
5. Finding a Better Posture
Part 2: Outside the House
6. New Atheism
7. Optimistic Skepticism
8. Open Spirituality
9. Mythic Truth
Interlude: Before Exploring Downstairs
Part 3: The Main Floor
Perspective 1: Looking At
10. The Historical Foundation
11. The Person at the Center
12. The Load-Bearing Walls
Perspective 2: Looking Through
13. Wagering Wisely
14. A Window to See Through
Perspective 3: Stepping In
15. "But I Still Can't Believe! Now What?"
16. Practicing Your Way through Doubt
Epilogue: Praying with the Dead