Surprised by Paradox The Promise of and in an Either-Or World |
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Author:
| Michel, Jen Pollock |
Foreword by:
| Ramsey, Russ |
ISBN: | 978-0-8308-4564-4 |
Publication Date: | May 2019 |
Publisher: | InterVarsity Press
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Imprint: | IVP Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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In a world filled with ambiguity, we want faith to act like an orderly set of truth-claims to solve the problems that life throws at us. While there are certainties in Christian faith, at the heart of the Christian story is also paradox, and Jen Pollock Michel helps readers imagine a Christian faith open to mystery. Jesus invites us to abandon the polarities of either and or in order to embrace the difficult, wondrous dissonance of and.
In a world filled with ambiguity, we want faith to act like an orderly set of truth-claims to solve the problems that life throws at us. While there are certainties in Christian faith, at the heart of the Christian story is also paradox, and Jen Pollock Michel helps readers imagine a Christian faith open to mystery. Jesus invites us to abandon the polarities of either and or in order to embrace the difficult, wondrous dissonance of and.