{"product_id":"faith-after-doubt-why-your-beliefs-stopped-working-and-what-to-do-about-it-9781250828378","title":"Faith After Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do about It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eA New Kind of Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e comes a bold proposal: only doubt can save the world--and your faith.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An honest, vital conversation... will help you live fuller and breathe easier. He illuminates the reality that belief and doubt are not opposites\" --\u003cb\u003eGlennon Doyle, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLove Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Important book...Helps you find a deeper and wiser faith \" --\u003cb\u003eFr. Richard Rohr, OFM, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Universal Christ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixty-five million adults in the U.S. have dropped out of active church attendance and about 2.7 million more are leaving every year. \u003ci\u003eFaith After Doubt \u003c\/i\u003eis for the millions of people around the world who feel that their faith is falling apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing his own story and the stories of a diverse group of struggling believers, Brian D. McLaren, a former pastor and now an author, speaker, and activist shows how old assumptions are being challenged in nearly every area of human life, not just theology and spirituality. He proposes a four-stage model of faith development in which questions and doubt are not the enemy of faith, but rather a portal to a more mature and fruitful kind of faith. The four stages--Simplicity, Complexity, Perplexity, and Harmony--offer a path forward that can help sincere and thoughtful people leave behind unnecessary baggage and intensify their commitment to what matters most.\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 the award-winning \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":50618503037202,"sku":"9781250828378","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3672abd3-133f-4e40-bccb-a1c15bc69c7c.jpg?v=1732537489","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/faith-after-doubt-why-your-beliefs-stopped-working-and-what-to-do-about-it-9781250828378","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}