Good Faith, David Kinnaman
Good Faith, David Kinnaman
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*Good Faith
Being a Christian When Society Thinks You're Irrelevant and Extreme

Author: David Kinnaman, Gabe Lyons

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 7 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2016


Synopsis

Many Christians today feel overwhelmed as they try to live faithfully in a culture that seems increasingly hostile to their beliefs. Politics, marriage, sexuality, religious freedom--with an ever-growing list of contentious issues, believers find it harder than ever to hold on to their convictions while treating their friends, neighbors, coworkers, and even family members who disagree with respect and compassion. This isn't just a problem that affects individual Christians; if left unaddressed, the growing gap between the faithful and society's tolerance for public faith will have lasting consequences for the church in America.Now the bestselling authors of unChristian turn their data-driven insights toward the thorny question of how Christians talk with people they know and love about the most toxic issues of our day. They help today's disciples understand what they believe and why, and how to keep believing it without being judgmental and defensive. Readers will discover the most significant trends that offer both obstacles and opportunities to God's people, and how not only to challenge culture but to create and renew it for the common good. Perhaps most importantly, David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons invite fellow Christians to understand the heart behind opposing views and show them how to be loving, life-giving friends despite profound differences. This will be the go-to book for young adult and older believers who don't want to hide from culture but to engage and restore it.

About David Kinnaman

David Kinnaman has authored several books, including unChristian, You Lost Me, and Good Faith. His day job consists of leading Barna, a leading research company based in Ventura, California, and Atlanta, Georgia. David's work as a researcher and "professional listener" has led his team to interview nearly 1.5 million individuals since he began working for Barna as an intern in 1995.


Reviews

David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons, Good Faith: Being a Christian When Society Thinks You’re Extreme and Irrelevant (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2016). I recently testified before a state legislative committee in favor of two religious freedom bills. Twenty-five years ago, support for religious freedom......more

Goodreads review by Grant

This book is riddled with contradictions, which is a huge disappointment since I found 'UnChristian' to be so powerful. The text starts out strong, with a very interesting focus on the Christian call to be counter-cultural. I think the formula 'Love+Believe+Live = Good Christian Faith' is a very com......more

Every Christian in Western society should read this ASAP. This is an incredibly helpful and encouraging book from the perspective of two authors and thinkers with a thoroughly realistic view of both Christian culture/beliefs and western society. Its findings are also based on very in-depth and compre......more

Goodreads review by Alison

I chose this book as a liberal Christian for a few reasons - first because I sometimes get uncomfortable with how other liberals dismiss Christianity and second because I live in an area with more conservative Christians as neighbors and friends and I thought this book would cover some of the differ......more