Faith, Doubt, and Other Lines I've Crossed: Walking with the Unknown God

Innovative pastor Jay Bakker thought he knew God: the God who rigorously patrolled every aspect of his life, the God who chose sides, the God who was always disappointed in him. But through the transformative power of grace, he discovered the God who loved and accepted unconditionally, freeing him to ask the hard questions and delve into one of Christianity's greatest taboos: doubt.

In FAITH, DOUBT, AND OTHER LINES I'VE CROSSED, Jay voices the questions that Christians are thinking but won't ask as he chronicles his doubt about God, the Bible, heaven and hell, church, society, relationships, grace, and love. In the process he encourages all of us to welcome "the other", to read the Bible differently but better, to draw together in community, and to seek an unknown God of limitless grace.

Brutally honest but full of grace, Jay invites everyone to cross the line, to dig deeper, and to discover a faith that is beyond belief.

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Faith, Doubt, and Other Lines I've Crossed: Walking with the Unknown God

Innovative pastor Jay Bakker thought he knew God: the God who rigorously patrolled every aspect of his life, the God who chose sides, the God who was always disappointed in him. But through the transformative power of grace, he discovered the God who loved and accepted unconditionally, freeing him to ask the hard questions and delve into one of Christianity's greatest taboos: doubt.

In FAITH, DOUBT, AND OTHER LINES I'VE CROSSED, Jay voices the questions that Christians are thinking but won't ask as he chronicles his doubt about God, the Bible, heaven and hell, church, society, relationships, grace, and love. In the process he encourages all of us to welcome "the other", to read the Bible differently but better, to draw together in community, and to seek an unknown God of limitless grace.

Brutally honest but full of grace, Jay invites everyone to cross the line, to dig deeper, and to discover a faith that is beyond belief.

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Faith, Doubt, and Other Lines I've Crossed: Walking with the Unknown God

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Faith, Doubt, and Other Lines I've Crossed: Walking with the Unknown God

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Overview

Innovative pastor Jay Bakker thought he knew God: the God who rigorously patrolled every aspect of his life, the God who chose sides, the God who was always disappointed in him. But through the transformative power of grace, he discovered the God who loved and accepted unconditionally, freeing him to ask the hard questions and delve into one of Christianity's greatest taboos: doubt.

In FAITH, DOUBT, AND OTHER LINES I'VE CROSSED, Jay voices the questions that Christians are thinking but won't ask as he chronicles his doubt about God, the Bible, heaven and hell, church, society, relationships, grace, and love. In the process he encourages all of us to welcome "the other", to read the Bible differently but better, to draw together in community, and to seek an unknown God of limitless grace.

Brutally honest but full of grace, Jay invites everyone to cross the line, to dig deeper, and to discover a faith that is beyond belief.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780446539524
Publisher: FaithWords
Publication date: 02/12/2013
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 5.70(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jay Bakker is co-pastor of Revolution NYC, gay rights activist, and winner of the 2012 PFLAG Straight for Equality In Faith Communities award. He is a grace enthusiast, a dyslexic introverted pessimist, and a prisoner of hope. Bakker previous books include Son of a Preacher Man and Fall to Grace: A Revolution of God, Self, and Society. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.www.revolutionnyc.com

Andy Meisenheimer is a writer, editor, and stay-at-home dad. He and his family live in Manhattan, NY.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Chapter 1 Walking with the Unknown God 3

Chapter 2 Doubting Faith 19

Chapter 3 Reading the Bible Differently 33

Chapter 4 Dying and Rising with Christ 51

Chapter 5 Recasting Eternity 62

Chapter 6 Rediscovering Grace 81

Chapter 7 Speaking Up for the Marginalized 92

Chapter 8 Seeking the Lost 113

Chapter 9 Opening Up the Church Doors 132

Chapter 10 Becoming the Outcast 142

Chapter 11 Hoping in the Unseen 155

Chapter 12 Losing Belief, Finding Faith 167

Conclusion: Unconditionally 181

Writer's Note 187

Acknowledgments 191

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