Finding God in the Waves

What a fantastic book. I may be in a different place in regards to my precise theological convictions, but this book guides people through deconstruction into a path forward. It gives one hope for how to find a faith in the 21st-century that is mystical but also rooted in the real world. Read this book. Share this book. This is perhaps the best book to give for those exvangelicals in your life or those on their way to that place. It just may help them keep their faith and find a way forward.

I found the story portion of the book (Part 1) much more engaging than Part 2. As is often the case, I think the value lies in seeing his personal journey and how he worked through things.

Part 2 was interesting for seeing where he landed at the time of publishing. Those ideas weren't new (or shocking) to me, but I felt they were starting to bleed into the realm of faith. Personally, I don't think you can explain and have an answer for everything, but that really doesn't bother me. I'm probably lower on some theoretical level of unknowability discomfort. I actually think this is just what you get when a science nerd is an Enneagram 9.

Getting to the foundation of things is super important, and it was interesting to see his process/axioms, which I could see being incredibly helpful for people who relate to his journey.