From the Publisher
Enns is an acute reader of texts. His readers will welcome his puckish affirmation of the buoyant, sometimes outrageous, boundary-breaking capacity of biblical faith.” — Walter Brueggemann, Columbia Theological Seminary
“If you’re afraid that your theological questions and doubts disqualify you from being a person of faith, theologian Peter Enns has good news for you. Really good news. And it’s a delightful read too!” — Brian D. McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christianity
“Enns is brilliant at taking the big topics, those Christian ideas that usually scare us or intimidate us or worry us, and then make those very places a meeting place with a God who is bigger and wilder and more wonderful and trustworthy than we ever could have guessed.” — Sarah Bessey, author of Out of Sorts and Jesus Feminist
“This book is accessible, freeing, empowering, and beautiful. I underlined almost every page. I only wish I had it in my hands fifteen years ago! I’m deeply thankful for Enns’s work and his new book is right on time for many of us.” — Sarah Bessey, author of Out of Sorts and Jesus Feminist
“Seldom have I read a book that I so totally agree with! This is a very fine, very readable, often humorous, and much needed analysis of what Western Christianity is up against.” — Richard Rohr, author of Falling Upward
“The idea that at all times you must know what you believe, Enns writes, leads to having a closed heart to trusting God. I commend this book to you.” — Faith Matters
“Peter Enns’ new book, The Sin of Certainty, will make you reflect on your life and question what you believe. That’s a good thing.” — Joel Anderson, Resurrecting Orthodoxy
“Blending personal stories with Scripture, the book offers a new look at how the Christian life truly works.” — Publishers Weekly
“Enns has delivered yet another to-be-read-frequently volume to my library.” — Clarion Journal of Spirituality and Justice
“Virtually every page offers pithy and profound insight and wisdom… packed full of enough spiritual reflection, historical context, and biblical insight to keep me thinking about it long after I finished reading it.” — Patheos
“I couldn’t put this book down - twice. Peter Enns writes with an engaging style that makes the challenging ideas accessible to the average reader, even those who do not normally read non-fiction.” — #PopChrist
“Enns asserts that Christians can focus so much on the angst of uncertainty that they place God inside a stifling mental box. . . . A fine work for believers of all stripes.” — Library Journal
“What is so compelling about Enns’ approach for Christian readers is that he writes about his own deep faith in God . . . refreshing. He’s a remarkable storyteller.” — Read the Spirit
Richard Rohr
Seldom have I read a book that I so totally agree with! This is a very fine, very readable, often humorous, and much needed analysis of what Western Christianity is up against.
Joel Anderson
Peter Enns’ new book, The Sin of Certainty, will make you reflect on your life and question what you believe. That’s a good thing.
Walter Brueggemann
Enns is an acute reader of texts. His readers will welcome his puckish affirmation of the buoyant, sometimes outrageous, boundary-breaking capacity of biblical faith.
Clarion Journal of Spirituality and Justice
Enns has delivered yet another to-be-read-frequently volume to my library.
Patheos
Virtually every page offers pithy and profound insight and wisdom… packed full of enough spiritual reflection, historical context, and biblical insight to keep me thinking about it long after I finished reading it.
Brian D. McLaren
If you’re afraid that your theological questions and doubts disqualify you from being a person of faith, theologian Peter Enns has good news for you. Really good news. And it’s a delightful read too!
Sarah Bessey
Enns is brilliant at taking the big topics, those Christian ideas that usually scare us or intimidate us or worry us, and then make those very places a meeting place with a God who is bigger and wilder and more wonderful and trustworthy than we ever could have guessed.
Faith Matters
The idea that at all times you must know what you believe, Enns writes, leads to having a closed heart to trusting God. I commend this book to you.
Read the Spirit
What is so compelling about Enns’ approach for Christian readers is that he writes about his own deep faith in God . . . refreshing. He’s a remarkable storyteller.
#PopChrist
I couldn’t put this book down - twice. Peter Enns writes with an engaging style that makes the challenging ideas accessible to the average reader, even those who do not normally read non-fiction.
From the Publisher - AUDIO COMMENTARY
"This is a very fine, very readable, often humorous, and much needed analysis of what Western Christianity is up against." —Richard Rohr, author of Falling Upward
PW
Blending personal stories with Scripture, the book offers a new look at how the Christian life truly works.
Ian Panth's Pop Christ blog
I couldn’t put this book down - twice. Peter Enns writes with an engaging style that makes the challenging ideas accessible to the average reader, even those who do not normally read non-fiction.
Library Journal
05/01/2016
Discovering one's beliefs can be an adventure. It can also be a process of defending espoused truths against detractors and the angst of uncertainty. Enns (Christian studies, Eastern Univ.; The Bible Tells Me So) asserts that Christians can focus so much on the latter that they place God inside a stifling mental box, to the detriment of themselves and others. A mix of biblical commentary, theological and philosophical quandaries, and scientific questions are all folded into this account of the author's pilgrimage from an academic culture that prizes the defense of knowledge over its exploration to a more open environment—a journey that coincides with a larger personal crisis of faith. He advocates for a more relational approach to faith that does not abandon its spiritual roots. However, Enns never makes the relationship between mystery and rationalism quite clear. VERDICT A fine work for believers of all stripes who have come to see their faith community as little more than a bastion, and a challenge for those who would prefer to keep it that way.—JW
