Why I Still Believe

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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WHAT'S WHY I STILL BELIEVE ABOUT?
For the sake of time, let me lift this from Sharp's website:

With fresh and thoughtful insights, Why I Still Believe offers a spiritual narrative that presents relevant answers to haunting questions like:

• Isn't there too much pain and suffering to believe?


• Is it okay to have doubt?


• What if Jesus' story is a copy of another story?


• Is there any evidence for Jesus' resurrection?


• Does atheism explain the human experience better than Christianity can?


• How can the truth of Christianity matter when the behaviors of Christians are reprehensible?

At once logical and loving, Sharp reframes the gospel as it truly is: the good news of redemption. With firmly grounded truths, Why I Still Believe is an affirming reminder that the hypocrisy of Christians can never negate the transforming grace and truth of Christ.

WHY I STILL BELIEVE

The chapters that follow are snapshots of my experience in the church and how those experiences shaped me and my beliefs. If you feel the ever-present tension of the beauty of salvation alongside the ugliness of human hypocrisy and evil, you're not alone. If you are uncomfortable in the church but feel the risk of commitment calling, this book is for you. It is for those who've wondered if they've been left a cosmic orphan, and wondered again if there's more to this unshakeable longing to belong. I can't promise any tidy endings, but there's still an irresistible Hope.

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