{"product_id":"a-glorious-dark-finding-hope-in-the-tension-between-belief-and-experience-9780801016967","title":"A Glorious Dark: Finding Hope in the Tension Between Belief and Experience","description":"On Thursday as they ate the Passover meal with Jesus, the disciples believed that the kingdom was coming and they were on the front end of a revolution. Then came the tragedy of Friday and, somehow even worse, the silence of Saturday. They ran. They doubted. They despaired. Yet, within the grave, God's power was still flowing like a mighty river beneath the ice of winter. And then there was Sunday morning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReal, raw, and achingly honest, \u003ci\u003eA Glorious Dark\u003c\/i\u003e meets readers in the ambiguity, doubt, and uncertainty we feel when our beliefs about the world don't match up to reality. Tackling tough questions like \u003ci\u003eWhy is faith so hard? Why do I doubt? Why does God allow me to suffer?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIs God really with me in the midst of my pain?\u003c\/i\u003e A. J. Swoboda puts into sharp focus a faith that is greater than our personal comfort or fulfilment. He invites readers to develop a faith that embraces the tension between what we believe and what we experience, showing that the very tension we seek to eliminate is where God meets us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. J. Swoboda \u003c\/b\u003e(PhD, University of Birmingham) teaches biblical studies, theology, and church history at George Fox Evangelical Seminary and Fuller Seminary, among others. He pastors Theophilus church in Portland, Oregon, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Glorious Dark \u003c\/i\u003eand coauthor of \u003ci\u003eIntroducing Evangelical Ecotheology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492038512914,"sku":"9780801016967","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58368fe3-8f52-4d25-8e3d-a4e278d411c5.jpg?v=1730568465","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-glorious-dark-finding-hope-in-the-tension-between-belief-and-experience-9780801016967","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}