Finding FaithA Search for What Is ..., Brian D. McLaren
Finding FaithA Search for What Is ..., Brian D. McLaren
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Finding Faith---A Search for What Is Real

Author: Brian D. McLaren

Narrator: Maurice England

Unabridged: 5 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 06/15/2010


Synopsis

There have been times when you've felt that if there isn't a God, there ought to be. Swept up in the mystery of the night sky, you've felt the closeness of its designer. Nature's extravagant diversity, unfolding in living color, has made you long to know the artist who dreamed it all up.Imagine what that might be like--to actually know God in a way that fills your heart and whispers tremendous value and purpose to something deep within you. But how can you experience a being you're not even sure exists? Religious jargon and games can't satisfy such a longing. It's got to be real . . . or nothing at all.A Search for What Is Real helps you sort through the questions, objections, and concerns that arise when you consider God not as some theological abstraction, but as someone you can actually connect with . . . and want to connect with, perhaps more than you know.FINDING FAITHThe Finding Faith books, A Search for What Makes Sense and A Search for What Is Real, don't try to tell you what to believe; they are guides in learning how to believe. If you think the spiritual journey requires turning your back on honesty and intellectual integrity, these two companion volumes will speak to both your mind and your soul.

About Brian D. McLaren

Brian D. McLaren (MA, University of Maryland) is an author, speaker, activist and public theologian. After teaching college English, Brian pastored Cedar Ridge Community Church in the Baltimore-Washington, DC area. Brain has been active in networking and mentoring church planters and pastors for over 20 years. He is a popular conference speaker and a frequent guest lecturer for denominational and ecumenical leadership gatherings in the US and internationally.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Adam on February 17, 2012

Well-intentioned, with some helpful thoughts, but ultimately underwhelming. While McLaren does try to empathize with those who doubt (and actively leaves room for them to do so), he doesn't really dig that deeply into some key questions about the existence/nature of God, casually dismissing real phi......more

Goodreads review by Rick on February 18, 2007

Despite the beating McLaren takes in the conservative evangelical press, I find him thoughtful, refreshing, and an excellent writer. This book guides seekers and veteran Christians through tough waters in a pastoral way that respects the reader. BC never talks down to his audience. Parts are reformul......more

Goodreads review by Marcus on May 12, 2018

The author did an excellent job writing about what faith is and approaches it in a very inviting way. A recommended read for anyone with questions regarding the legitimacy of pursuing faith.......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on May 03, 2021

Insights that are "freeing" when you encounter them in your own life.......more

Goodreads review by Barry on March 10, 2008

I enjoyed this book. It wasn't completely satisfying to me but I felt the author was very reasonable and honest in his approach to individual spiritual journeys. The author is a Christian, and explains from the outset that he as a bias. That bias comes through in the text but at the same time I appre......more