Surprised by Paradox

Surprised by Paradox
Author: Jen Pollock Michel
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2019-05-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 083087092X

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In a world filled with ambiguity, we want faith to act like an orderly set of truth-claims to solve the problems that life throws at us. While there are certainties in Christian faith, at the heart of the Christian story is also paradox, and Jen Pollock Michel helps readers imagine a Christian faith open to mystery. Jesus invites us to abandon the polarities of either and or in order to embrace the difficult, wondrous dissonance of and.


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