Doubting: Growing Through the Uncertainties of Faith

by Alister E. McGrath

Book Overview

We live in a culture that doubts everything as a matter of principle. In such an environment, how can even faith be immune to doubt? Can I really trust in the gospel? Does God really love me? Can I really be of any use to God? We are taught to doubt but commanded to believe. Somehow we think that admitting to doubt is tantamount to insulting God. But doubt is not a sign of spiritual weakness--rather it's an indication of spiritual growing pains...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830833528
• ISBN13: 9780830833528
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: IVP
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Refreshingly honest book

I thought this book was unique in it's kind. It was well written (stucturally) and was written unlike his other books. His approach in this book was written easily to understand and follow. It was refreshing because it was honest, and not so dogmatic as others pushing their beliefs often are. I highly recremend this book.

Dealing with doubt in christian faith

This excellent book is easy to read, but addresses hard issues that often arise in one's christian faith. Especially relevant to college age christians and seekers.

Make Doubt an Opportunity for Spiritual Growth

A McGrath fan, this is yet another of his fine works. This one is not of the scholarly, academic genre, but rather a more practical, down to earth, layperson oriented effort. And a fine one at that it is, focusing in on the important area of doubt. He begins by showing great empathy for it, showing that it is normal for not only the infant Christian, but equally so for the mature believer as well. The difference between the two is how different each copes with doubt. Herein lies the usefulness of this book. The mature learn to cope with doubt by immersion in their faith practice, not falling away from it, which will and does only serve to sever the nourishment lines and cause the faith seed to expire. He provides workable, usable, doable suggestions for such immersion, e.g. daily Scriputre reading, pastoral counseling, journaling, etc. His analogies are excellent, e.g. the water spider's survival in hostile environment and the way it survives. (you'll have to read this to find out the wonderful parallels) Add another excellent resource to your suggested reading here: Nancy Pearcey's "Total Truth". Apologetics is useful area to aid not only the individual's doubt, but also allow then to aid others. Recommended for doubters and those that assist doubters.