{"product_id":"finding-faith-losing-faith-stories-of-conversion-and-apostasy-paperback","title":"Finding Faith, Losing Faith: Stories of Conversion and Apostasy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScot McKnight\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHauna Ondrey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines conversion stories as told by people who have actually undergone a conversion experience, including experiences of apostasy. The stories reveal that there is not just one \"conversion story.\" Scot McKnight and Hauna Ondrey show that \"conversion theory\" helps explain why some people walk away from one religion, often to another, very different religion. The book confirms the usefulness--particularly for pastors, rabbis, and priests, and university and college teachers--of applying conversion theory to specific groups. However, the book's sensitive detailing of the stories themselves makes conversion more than a theoretical occurrence; it makes the immediacy, and often the difficulty, of conversion both real and moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcKnight and Ondrey have produced a fascinating read. \"-John R. Franke\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScot McKnight (Ph.D. University of Nottingham) is the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies, North Park University and author or editor of twelve books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Historical Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003e Turning to Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Jesus and the Gospels\u003c\/i\u003e (1992).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHauna Ondrey is currently an M.A. candidate in theology at North Park Theological Seminary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 14, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42113349812359,"sku":"9781602581623","price":62.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0ffec79c3ebe58b07071caf0927b1f47.webp?v=1732487683","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/finding-faith-losing-faith-stories-of-conversion-and-apostasy-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}