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Faith Unraveled: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask Questions
by Rachel Held Evans
I learned about Rachel after she passed and that is something that makes me sad everyday. I remember reading about her, her journey in faith & deconstructing & I sat there thinking, "That sounds like me..."
"Searching for Sunday" was the first book of hers I read. My relationship with church was on very shaky ground and I was trying to find my way back. That book echoed parts of my own faith journey that I'd kept to myself, afraid to speak out because I knew my questions would not be welcome. My doubt would be side-eyed. I was also still figuring myself out. But that book helped me realize there is room for doubt, room for a break from everything, and room to ask God, "What is going on?"
That book stuck with me and Faith Unraveled, this book, affirmed me more than I realize I needed. It challenged me on what I felt I was right about, it called me out on my blindspots, and it reminded me of what this life of faith is about: loving one another. 1 John 4:7 - 21 covers that all.
This book felt like a conversation. I felt like Rachel and I were speaking to each other. My notes are full of her quotes and my thoughts. My heart is grateful to have come across this material, but again, so sad. I wish she was alive today, so I could thank her. For taking this path, with all the backlash, and writing out of faith. Writing about doubt and its normalcy. About its beauty. About God and how He holds space for us.
I could go on - really, I could. But I'll just end by repeating myself : I'm glad I came across this book.
"Searching for Sunday" was the first book of hers I read. My relationship with church was on very shaky ground and I was trying to find my way back. That book echoed parts of my own faith journey that I'd kept to myself, afraid to speak out because I knew my questions would not be welcome. My doubt would be side-eyed. I was also still figuring myself out. But that book helped me realize there is room for doubt, room for a break from everything, and room to ask God, "What is going on?"
That book stuck with me and Faith Unraveled, this book, affirmed me more than I realize I needed. It challenged me on what I felt I was right about, it called me out on my blindspots, and it reminded me of what this life of faith is about: loving one another. 1 John 4:7 - 21 covers that all.
This book felt like a conversation. I felt like Rachel and I were speaking to each other. My notes are full of her quotes and my thoughts. My heart is grateful to have come across this material, but again, so sad. I wish she was alive today, so I could thank her. For taking this path, with all the backlash, and writing out of faith. Writing about doubt and its normalcy. About its beauty. About God and how He holds space for us.
I could go on - really, I could. But I'll just end by repeating myself : I'm glad I came across this book.