Surprised by God

Surprised by God
Author: Danya Ruttenberg
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2009-08-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780807010693

At thirteen, Danya Ruttenberg decided she was an atheist. As a young adult, she immersed herself in the rhinestone-bedazzled wonderland of late 1990s San Francisco-drinking smuggled absinthe with wealthy geeks and plotting the revolution with feminist zinemakers. But she found herself yearning for something she would eventually call God. Surprised by God is a memoir of a young woman's spiritual awakening and eventual path to the rabbinate, a story of integrating life on the edge of the twenty-first century into the discipline of traditional Judaism, without sacrificing either. It's also an unflinchingly honest guide to the kind of work that goes into developing a spiritual practice-and it shows why, perhaps, doing this in today's world requires more effort than ever.

Surprised by God

Surprised by God
Author: Chris E. W. Green
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2018-06-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532635664

This book explores the deep and abiding human need for contemplation, for coming to terms with and standing in awe of the nature and character of the God revealed in the Scriptures. When so much is wrong in the world, when our lives are troubled by so many threats, both real and imagined, we must learn to look to God and to see all things, including ourselves, in the light of who he is. A life of faithful contemplation begins to free us from the bad desires, false expectations, and corrupting illusions that bind us against our will and keep us from the fullness promised in the gospel.

Surprised by the Voice of God

Surprised by the Voice of God
Author: Jack Deere
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1998-10-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310225582

"[This book] takes you tgo the Bible to discover the variety of creative, deeply personal ways God still communicates with us today. ..."--Back cover.

Surprised by God

Surprised by God
Author: Christina Zaker
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2020-12-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781538143919

Zaker introduces foundational elements of theological reflection including definitions and guidance through various methods. Offering a lens for reflection based on the unique way Jesus' parables surprise and invite listeners to collaborate in the kingdom of God, the book foregrounds the importance of honest spiritual reflection.

Surprised by Oxford

Surprised by Oxford
Author: Carolyn Weber
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2013-02-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0849949319

When Carolyn Weber set out to study Romantic literature at Oxford University, she didn't give much thought to God or spiritual matters—but over the course of her studies she encountered the Jesus of the Bible and her world turned upside down. Surprised by Oxford chronicles her conversion experience with wit, humor, and insight into how becoming a Christian changed her. Carolyn Weber arrives at Oxford a feminist from a loving but broken family, suspicious of men and intellectually hostile to all things religious. As she grapples with her God-shaped void alongside the friends, classmates, and professors she meets, she tackles big questions in search of truth, love, and a life that matters. From issues of fatherhood, feminism, doubt, doctrine, and love, Weber explores the intricacies of coming to faith with an aching honesty and insight echoing that of the poets and writers she studied. Surprised by Oxford is: The witty memoir of a skeptical agnostic who comes to a dynamic personal faith in God Rich with illustration and literary references Gritty, humorous, and spiritually perceptive An inside look at Oxford University Weber eloquently describes a journey many of us have embarked upon, grappling with tough questions and doubts about the meaning of faith—and ultimately finding it in the most unlikely of places.

Surprised by Suffering

Surprised by Suffering
Author: R. C. Sproul
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1994-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780842366243

With honesty, sensitivity, and concern for biblical truth, Sproul addresses the afterlife and the role of suffering in human experience.

Surprised by Hope

Surprised by Hope
Author: N. T. Wright
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2008-02-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0061551821

For years Christians have been asking, "If you died tonight, do you know where you would go?" It turns out that many believers have been giving the wrong answer. It is not heaven. Award-winning author N. T. Wright outlines the present confusion about a Christian's future hope and shows how it is deeply intertwined with how we live today. Wright, who is one of today's premier Bible scholars, asserts that Christianity's most distinctive idea is bodily resurrection. He provides a magisterial defense for a literal resurrection of Jesus and shows how this became the cornerstone for the Christian community's hope in the bodily resurrection of all people at the end of the age. Wright then explores our expectation of "new heavens and a new earth," revealing what happens to the dead until then and what will happen with the "second coming" of Jesus. For many, including many Christians, all this will come as a great surprise. Wright convincingly argues that what we believe about life after death directly affects what we believe about life before death. For if God intends to renew the whole creation—and if this has already begun in Jesus's resurrection—the church cannot stop at "saving souls" but must anticipate the eventual renewal by working for God's kingdom in the wider world, bringing healing and hope in the present life. Lively and accessible, this book will surprise and excite all who are interested in the meaning of life, not only after death but before it.

Surprised by Grace

Surprised by Grace
Author: Tullian Tchividjian
Publisher: Crossway Books
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781433507779

As today's Christians struggle to grasp the gospel's true power, Surprised by Grace unfolds a liberating story that helpsus come to grips with the shocking extent of God's compassion.

Surprised by Paradox

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

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.