{"product_id":"do-i-stay-christian-a-guide-for-the-doubters-the-disappointed-and-the-disillusioned-9781250262790","title":"Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDubbed \"a heroic gate-crasher\" by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Glennon Doyle, Brian D. McLaren explores reasons to leave or stay within the church and if so how... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brian's new book on remaining Christian knocks it out of the ballpark in terms of framing and naming the questions. I cannot stop reading it. Thank you, Brian!\"\u003cbr\u003e--Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM, founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Universal Christ\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Any thoughtful Christian has been asking the questions McLaren tackles here, but many of us are afraid to voice them aloud. In \u003ci\u003eDo I Stay Christian?\u003c\/i\u003e we're gifted a gentle guide who opens ideas and voices the questions we cannot, naming our frustration, fear, and hesitant hope.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Rev. Dr. Amy Butler, former Senior Minister, The Riverside Church; Founder, Invested Faith \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo I Stay Christian?\u003c\/i\u003e addresses in public the powerful question that surprising numbers of people--including pastors, priests, and other religious leaders--are asking in private. Picking up where \u003ci\u003eFaith After Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e leaves off, \u003ci\u003eDo I Stay Christian?\u003c\/i\u003e is not McLaren's attempt to persuade Christians to dig in their heels or run for the exit. Instead, he combines his own experience with that of thousands of people who have confided in him over the years to help readers make a responsible, honest, ethical decision about their religious identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is a way to say both \u003ci\u003eyes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eno\u003c\/i\u003e to the question of staying Christian, McLaren says, by shifting the focus from \u003ci\u003ewhether we stay Christian\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ehow we stay human\u003c\/i\u003e. If \u003ci\u003eDo I Stay Christian?\u003c\/i\u003e is the question you're asking--or if it's a question that someone you love is asking--this is the book you've been waiting for.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA former college English teacher, \u003cb\u003eBrian D. McLaren \u003c\/b\u003ewas a pastor for twenty-four years. Now he's an author, activist, public theologian, and frequent guest lecturer for gatherings in the U.S. and internationally. His work has been covered in T\u003ci\u003eIME Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCNN\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other media outlets. The author of more than 15 books, including \u003ci\u003eFaith After Doubt, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDo I Stay Christian?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA New Kind of Christian\u003c\/i\u003e, he is a faculty member of The Living School at the Center for Action and Contemplation. McLaren lives in Florida.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Essentials","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615474651410,"sku":"9781250262790","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35bb5a45-77ea-4769-9921-87b92d7c608e.jpg?v=1737286848","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/do-i-stay-christian-a-guide-for-the-doubters-the-disappointed-and-the-disillusioned-9781250262790","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}