Reconstruct Your Faith

Your faith is no longer what it used to be, and you can't ignore it anymore. You've lost trust in the institutions that your faith produced--its buildings, its movements, its heroes. You've lost trust in the traditions that shaped you. You've lost trust in yourself. You are burnt out, and you are staring at the crumbling walls, wondering if there's even anything behind them. And you are not alone. Reconstruct Your Faith is a book about spiritual formation, which is not simply going to church, reading the Bible, and praying more, as you may have been taught. Spiritual formation is the unburdening of an exhausted heart so that it can stretch, open, and grow into something more beautiful than you could have imagined. As more and more Christians are called to "deconstruct" their faith, Reconstruct Your Faith will help guide you through your journey of asking big questions about big things so that you can understand how--and when--to build that faith back. In this book, author and pastor Kevin Young shares the vulnerable, gut-wrenching story of his own dark night of the soul, where he watched his own faith nearly crumble as he deconstructed beliefs that once defined him. His words are an essential resource for any like him; they are a chart for navigating the waters of religious doubt and frustration. Drawing on teachings and ancient spirituality lessons from the early Christian church and reflecting on faith in our modern world, Kevin actively works to explore the kinds of questions that have threatened to shipwreck countless believers, and demonstrates how we can restore our faith--even when it seems that the church has abandoned us. Fit his wisdom to your circumstances, or use it to inspire you to find your own way forward. Whatever your destination, know that this path of de- and reconstruction has been walked before, it can be walked again, and you will not be walking it alone.