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Surprised by Paradox
Surprised by Paradox: The Promise of and in an Either-or World | Jen Pollock Michel
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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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Michellekidwell
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There are certainties in Christian Faith at the heart of it there are paradoxes as well. Jesus invites us to abandon the polarities of either in order to embrace the difficult wondrous dissonance of and the incarnation. The paradox that God made humans teaches us to look for God made human teaches us to look for God in the body and spirit, heaven and earth.

Crazeedi Some things Are tobe a mystery, thats where faith abides 6y
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I won an arc of this book and it arrived in the mail today. I am excited and can't wait to dig in!