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Surprised by Paradox - The Promise of "And" in an Either-Or World (Paperback)
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Surprised by Paradox - The Promise of "And" in an Either-Or World (Paperback)
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Word Guild Awards Shortlist - Apologetics/Evangelism Word Guild
Award - Best Book Cover Award Christianity Today's Book of the Year
Award of Merit - The Beautiful Orthodoxy What if certainty isn't
the goal? In a world filled with ambiguity, many of us long for a
belief system that provides straightforward answers to complex
questions and clarity in the face of confusion. We want faith to
act like an orderly set of truth-claims designed to solve the
problems and pain that life throws at us. With signature candor and
depth, Jen Pollock Michel helps readers imagine a Christian faith
open to mystery. While there are certainties in Christian faith, at
the heart of the Christian story is also paradox. Jesus invites us
to abandon the polarities of either and or in order to embrace the
difficult, wondrous dissonance of and. The incarnation-the paradox
of God made human-teaches us to look for God in the and of body and
spirit, heaven and earth. In the kingdom, God often hides in plain
sight and announces his triumph on the back of a donkey. In the
paradox of grace, we receive life eternal by actively participating
in death. And lament, with its clear-eyed appraisal of suffering
alongside its commitment to finding audience with God, is a
paradoxical practice of faith. Each of these themes give us
certainty about God while also leading us into greater curiosity
about his nature and activity in the world. As Michel writes, "As
soon as we think we have God figured out, we will have ceased to
worship him as he is." With personal stories and reflection on
Scripture, literature, and culture, Michel takes us deeper into
mystery and into worship of the One who is Mystery and Love.
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