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A Curious Faith

The Questions God Asks, We Ask, and We Wish Someone Would Ask Us

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God created us curious. We innately wonder about the world, one another, ourselves, and God. But technology, fear of the unknown, cultural taboos, or even church leaders can smother our curiosity. Popular writer Lore Ferguson Wilbert has belonged to Christian communities that discouraged curiosity. The point of the Christian life was to have the right answers, and asking questions reflected a wavering faith. But Wilbert came to discover that the Bible is a permission slip to anyone who wants to ask questions. Reflecting her own theological trajectory toward a more contemplative, expansive faith, Wilbert invites listeners to foster curiosity as a spiritual habit. This book explores questions God asks us, questions we ask God, and questions we ask each other. Christianity is not about knowing good answers, says Wilbert, but about asking good questions-ones that foster deeper intimacy with God and others. A Curious Faith invites listeners to go beyond pat answers and embrace curiosity, rather than certainty, as a hallmark of authentic faith. Foreword by Seth Haines.
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    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 2, 2022
      Blogger Wilbert (Handle with Care) offers rambling reflections on how she’s reconciled doubts about Christianity. “Asking questions is a part of the Christian life,” she contends, and to that end she uses personal anecdotes and biblical exegesis to illustrate how she’s wrestled with such queries as “Why was I born?” “How long, Lord?” and “Why have you forsaken me?” She recounts how she struggled to find a partner while watching her friends get married, and asked God, “Where are you?” before she accepted that God will deliver, but not on the timeline or in the way that one expects. The author wonders how to get right with God and wishes there were something she could do to feel like a better Christian, but she concludes that “nothing can make us right with God” because Jesus’s sacrifice has already done so. Though some moments inspire (“Despite all the good in the world happening every day... there’s still something deeper to be done, to be healed, to be made whole”), vague and wordy prose hamper their impact: “A more local life is a life in which we can protect ourselves from the hype if we’ll submit to it.” Meandering and muddled, this comes up short. Agent: John Blase, Bindery Agency.

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