What Bothers Me Most about Christianity
Honest Reflections from an Open-Minded Christ Follower
- 256 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
What Bothers Me Most about Christianity
Honest Reflections from an Open-Minded Christ Follower
About this book
New York Times bestselling author ed Gungor offers a provocative look at the questions that bother not only opponents of Christianity but dedicated believers as well. with candor and good will, Gungor joins the discussion generated by the multitude of atheistic books currently in the market and offers a thoughtful, reasonable response. In What Bothers Me Most about Christianity, Pastor Ed Gungor owns up to the valid criticism that affronts Christianity. With his trademark sense of humor and unabashed honesty, Gungor explores the ten most troublesome aspects of Christianity, addressing questions such as: Why does a loving God allow evil to exist in His world? If the Christian church is so good, then why have so many horrible acts been committed in its name? Why was God so harsh to His children in the Old Testament? Maintaining that having faith is not intellectual suicide and that mystery is an essential quality of the Christian belief, What Bothers Me Most about Christianity opens up the forum for amicable discussion between thinking people on both sides of the debate, from aggressive atheists to unswerving Christian believers. Gungor maintains that balancing faith and reason is indeed possible and that devoted Christ followers need not shy away from asking the tough questions. As he guides readers through these fundamental issues, they will find that their honest wrestling will actually bring them to a deeper, more mature understanding of faith.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- First Thoughts
- 01 A Hide-and-Seek God: It bothers me that God is intentionally hiding
- 02 An Unreasonable Faith: It bothers me that reason alone doesn’t lead to faith
- 03 An Evil World: It bothers me that God allows evil in the world
- 04 A Lone Savior: It bothers me that Jesus is the only way to a relationship with God
- 05 The Science-Faith Smackdown: It bothers me that science and faith sometimes seem incompatible
- 06 An All-Too-Human Church: It bothers me that so many Christians give Christianity a bad name
- 07 An Old Testament “Bully”: It bothers me that God looks like such a bully in the Old Testament
- 08 A Misuse of Scripture: It bothers me that believers consistently misuse sacred text
- 09 A Torturous Hell: It bothers me that the Christian faith includes a hell
- Final Thoughts: To Believe or Not to Believe
- Acknowledgments
- Endnotes
- About the Author
- The Author, Book & Conversation