{"product_id":"questions-christians-arent-supposed-to-ask-paperback","title":"Questions Christians Aren't Supposed to Ask - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames V. Brownson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy should anyone believe in God in a world with so much pain?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy should I become a Christian when I find the public agenda of many Christians so offensive?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI have been hurt by the church in the past. Why should I bother with it now?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost Christians have found themselves in conversations with nonbelieving friends and family where these kinds of questions have come up. In fact, most Christians have probably found\u003ci\u003e themselves\u003c\/i\u003e asking these questions too. But everyone who has ever wondered about such complicated things knows that this is dangerous territory--after all, what if there's no easy answer? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book welcomes and encourages these questions that Christians \"aren't supposed to ask.\" In each chapter, James Brownson introduces a particular question and then reframes it with a relevant passage from the Bible, bringing to bear his expertise as a biblical scholar. Rather than providing dogmatic (and ultimately unsatisfying) \"Sunday school answers,\" he explores the questions in provocative ways that often challenge the status quo of American Christianity. Fittingly, each chapter closes with discussion questions and suggestions for further reading, so that the conversations begun here can continue among the book's readers in fruitful ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames V. Brownson\u003c\/b\u003e is the James and Jean Cook Professor of New Testament at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eBible, Gender, Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Promise of Baptism\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 139\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 18, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52756025409843,"sku":"9780802878410","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/5jAf1nx6Rd9780802878410.webp?v=1764395920","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/questions-christians-arent-supposed-to-ask-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}