"With Faith in the Shadows, Austin Fischer steps out of the shadows and into the limelight of leading contemporary American Christian pastor-theologians. This book is a must-read for every pastor who struggles with issues of Christian faith in an increasingly doubt-filled and confused world. The line between hardcore fundamentalism and insipid theological liberalism is a fine one these days; most people fall to one side or the other. Fischer helpfully points out the path between and beyond them."
"People don't abandon faith because they have doubts. People abandon faith because they think they're not allowed to have doubts." Too often, our honest questions about faith are met with cold confidence and easy answers. But false certitude doesn't result in strong faith?it results in disillusionment, or worse, in a dogmatic, overweening faith unable to see itself or its object clearly. Even as a pastor, Austin Fischer has experienced the shadows of doubt and disillusionment. In Faith in the Shadows, he leans into perennial questions about Christianity with raw and fearless integrity. He addresses contemporary science, the problem of evil, hell, God's silence, and other issues, offering not only fresh treatments of these questions but also a fresh paradigm for thinking about doubt itself. Doubt, Fischer contends, is no reason to leave the faith. Instead, it's an invitation to a more honest faith?a faith that's not in control, but that trusts more fully in its Lord.
"1128297414"
Faith in the Shadows: Finding Christ in the Midst of Doubt
"People don't abandon faith because they have doubts. People abandon faith because they think they're not allowed to have doubts." Too often, our honest questions about faith are met with cold confidence and easy answers. But false certitude doesn't result in strong faith?it results in disillusionment, or worse, in a dogmatic, overweening faith unable to see itself or its object clearly. Even as a pastor, Austin Fischer has experienced the shadows of doubt and disillusionment. In Faith in the Shadows, he leans into perennial questions about Christianity with raw and fearless integrity. He addresses contemporary science, the problem of evil, hell, God's silence, and other issues, offering not only fresh treatments of these questions but also a fresh paradigm for thinking about doubt itself. Doubt, Fischer contends, is no reason to leave the faith. Instead, it's an invitation to a more honest faith?a faith that's not in control, but that trusts more fully in its Lord.
14.98
In Stock
5
1
![Faith in the Shadows: Finding Christ in the Midst of Doubt](http://vs-images.bn-web.com/static/redesign/srcs/images/grey-box.png?v11.10.2)
Faith in the Shadows: Finding Christ in the Midst of Doubt
![Faith in the Shadows: Finding Christ in the Midst of Doubt](http://vs-images.bn-web.com/static/redesign/srcs/images/grey-box.png?v11.10.2)
Faith in the Shadows: Finding Christ in the Midst of Doubt
FREE
with a B&N Audiobooks Subscription
Or Pay
$14.98
14.98
In Stock
Editorial Reviews
Product Details
BN ID: | 2940170257256 |
---|---|
Publisher: | EChristian, Inc. |
Publication date: | 09/11/2018 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Videos
![](/static/img/products/pdp/default_vid_image.gif)
From the B&N Reads Blog