What Bothers Me Most about Christianity

By Ed Gungor

Book Overview

New York Times bestselling author ed Gungor offers a provocative look at the questions that bother not only opponents of Christianity but dedicated believers as well. with candor and good will, Gungor joins the discussion generated by the multitude of atheistic books currently in the market and offers a thoughtful, reasonable response.In What Bothers Me Most about Christianity, Pastor Ed Gungor owns up to the valid criticism that affronts Christianity. With his trademark sense of humor and unabashed honesty, Gungor explores the ten most troublesome aspects of Christianity, addressing questions such as: Why does a loving God allow evil to exist in His world? If the Christian church is so good, then why have so many horrible acts been committed in its name? Why was God so harsh to His children in the Old Testament? Maintaining that having faith is not intellectual suicide and that mystery is an essential quality of the Christian belief, What Bothers Me Most about Christianity opens up the forum for amicable discussion between thinking people on both sides of the debate, from aggressive atheists to unswerving Christian believers. Gungor maintains that balancing faith and reason is indeed possible and that devoted Christ followers need not shy away from asking the tough questions. As he guides readers through these fundamental issues, they will find that their honest wrestling will actually bring them to a deeper, more mature understanding of faith.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416592555
• ISBN13: 9781416592556
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Howard Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Great book

A great book for anyone who has honest questions about Christianity, but are afraid to ask them. The author takes a thought-provoking look at nine things that bother him about Christianity, and covers them in style. A book we all need to read. It will help affirm your faith.

A Must Read!!!

In my opinion this book is an excellent read and very helpful and thought provoking to both christians and non-christians alike. It covers a lot of subjects and questions that trouble many people in these times of so much choice and information. It clarifies many confusing issues about chrisitianity and deals with them in an open and honest way. It is easy to read and understand...and is devided into headed chapters....each of which covers a different topic and is complete in itself....but also part of the bigger picture....I highly recommend it....but do expect to be challenged!!!

What bothers me most about Christianity

Excellent book, very well thought out and researched. If you are looking for an honest and intellectual approach to faith and are willing to ask the questions everyone is thinking but too afraid to say, this book is for you. It will strengthen and revive your faith.

Well written guide to the tough questions about God

What Bothers Me Most About Christianity by Ed Gungor is a valuable addition to the growing genre of books by staunch Christians discussing the hard parts of faith. Gungor translates his conversational tone as a pastor well into the medium of writing. Each chapter could easily be a sermon that parishioners would enjoy sitting through. He tackles some of the hardest questions Christians face as first they come to faith and then again through their faith journey: Why doesn't God just show himself? Why is the Christian faith so exclusive? What does a loving God allow evil in the world? These are questions that not just Christians struggle with, but the questions that anyone who wants to understand why Christianity is a relevant faith in today's post-modern world. Gungor begins each chapter by addressing exactly why the question bothers him and what the easy answer the world wants to hear would be. Then he gets down into the hard work of pulling out Scripture to explain the questions that have haunted the faith for centuries. He answers each one believably and solidly, and while the answers may not always be easy, he is not afraid to face them and to encourage readers to face them as well. He also acknowledges that some questions just won't be answered this side of Heaven, and accepting that is a part of having faith. This well written book is a must read for anyone who wants to understand why Christians believe as we do or for Christians who still wonder just why God does some things the way He does.

A Thought-Provoking and Life Changing Read

Ed Gungor's "What Bothers Me Most About Christianity" is a bold and thought-provoking response to 9 specific "issues" that the author has with Christianity and Christians. Some of these topics are probably things that you have allowed to rub you raw as well. Still, the answers are well thought out and documented with tact. I am thrilled to have this book in my resource library! Some of the ideas tackled in this tome are: the thinking that God hides from us, the frustration that logical thinking doesn't readily lead to faith, the existence of evil, the fact that Jesus is the only way to heaven (this has never "bothered" me), the incompatibility of science and faith, Christians giving Christianity a bad name (Oh, yeah! A serious pet peeve of mine - especially when it's me giving Christians a bad name!), the appearance of God as a bully in the OT (I don't really think so - but it's taken my years of Bible study to get to this point), Christians misquoting scripture, the fact that there is a hell. You may not agree with what the author says, but this is certainly a thought-provoking read.