Glorious Dark : Finding Hope in the Tension Between Belief and Experience by A. J. Swoboda (2015, Trade Paperback)

Baker Books

0801016967

9780801016967

201589481

Glorious Dark : Finding Hope in the Tension between Belief and Experience

240 Pages

English

2015

Christian Theology / Christology, Christian Life / Personal Growth, General, Faith

Religion

A. J. Swoboda

Trade Paperback

10.2 Oz

8.5 in

5.5 in

Trade

2014-033064

A

23

242/.35

On Thursday as they ate the Passover meal with Jesus, the disciples believed that the kingdom was coming and they were on the front end of a revolution. Then came the tragedy of Friday and, somehow even worse, the silence of Saturday. They ran. They doubted. They despaired. Yet, within the grave, God's power was still flowing like a mighty river beneath the ice of winter. And then there was Sunday morning. Real, raw, and achingly honest, A Glorious Dark meets readers in the ambiguity, doubt, and uncertainty we feel when our beliefs about the world don't match up to reality. Tackling tough questions like Why is faith so hard? Why do I doubt? Why does God allow me to suffer? and Is God really with me in the midst of my pain? A. J. Swoboda puts into sharp focus a faith that is greater than our personal comfort or fulfilment. He invites readers to develop a faith that embraces the tension between what we believe and what we experience, showing that the very tension we seek to eliminate is where God meets us., In a raw and candid voice, pastor and dynamic speaker encourages readers to embrace a faith that endures the tension between what they believe and what they experience.

BV4637.S957 2015