{"product_id":"surprised-by-doubt-how-disillusionment-can-invite-us-into-a-deeper-faith-hardcover","title":"Surprised by Doubt: How Disillusionment Can Invite Us Into a Deeper Faith - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua D. Chatraw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJack Carson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Those at a faith crossroads will want to pick this up.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Gospel Coalition 2023 Book Award (Evangelism \u0026amp; Apologetics)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEven those who live by faith sometimes doubt. Those doubts don't have to mean the end of Christian identity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSurprised by Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChatraw 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Doubt Doesn't Have to End in Deconversion\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven those who live by faith sometimes doubt. Those doubts don't have to mean the end of Christian identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSurprised by Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e, Joshua Chatraw and Jack Carson help us step into Christianity's ancient structure, which can handle our contemporary doubts. Building on C. S. Lewis's metaphor of Christianity as a house, they invite us to move beyond the cramped attic of reactionary versions of the faith to explore the more spacious main floor of the house.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith pastoral care and intellectual rigor, Chatraw and Carson show us how to rediscover the wisdom of the past and reimagine a faith that can thrive alongside doubt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Reading \u003ci\u003eSurprised by Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e is like sitting in a comfortable room and enjoying a thoughtful conversation with generous and stimulating hosts. You leave feeling challenged, more knowledgeable, heard, and understood. The coffee is on. Come. And be sure to invite your friends.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKaren Swallow Prior\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For too long, doubt has wrongly been condemned, and the unfortunate reaction to the condemnation of doubt has been to celebrate it. Chatraw and Carson take a better approach, which is to address doubt, to seek to alleviate burdensome doubts, and to comfort in the midst of doubt. This is apologetics at its best, grounded not in the 'right ideas, ' but in the person of Jesus, who is himself the Word, the Way, the Truth and the Life. This book will help you trust him.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eMichael Wear\u003c\/b\u003e, president and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life; author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of Our Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua D. Chatraw\u003c\/b\u003e (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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Carson\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD candidate, University of Aberdeen) serves as the executive director of the Center for Apologetics and Cultural Engagement and as an instructor at Liberty University. He lives with his wife and son in Lynchburg, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.79 x 5.87 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 29, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154759618695,"sku":"9781587435591","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6541776ddd19442a631c358786b302ad.webp?v=1733230705","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/surprised-by-doubt-how-disillusionment-can-invite-us-into-a-deeper-faith-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}