Finding Faith, Losing Faith: RJS

We have asked a few folks to respond to our recent book, Finding Faith, Losing Faith: Stories of Conversion and Apostasy. Today “RJS” responds to the chapter that is about apostasy and its reasons, and this chp comes from someone who knows the pain of the issues we sketch in this chp. [Some don’t even like the word “apostasy” — We use it in this chp more sociologically than theologically.]

Scot has asked me to respond to the first chapter of Finding Faith, Losing Faith exploring the conversion away from orthodox Christianity to deism, agnosticism, or atheism. This is a conversion trumpeted by so many as almost inevitable in our increasingly educated and secular society. The evangelical church is hemorrhaging on our University campuses and the years beyond. It is hard to pin down numbers and even harder to judge how many are walking away from a well reasoned and personal faith rather than simply failing to “convert” to the faith of their childhood. Yet it is clear that it can be difficult for many to grow or retain a deep and,...
Scot McKnight, Jesus Creed
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