Life does not typically rest still long enough for me to make much progress in my search for truth. The search for a means to reliably pay the bills imposes itself with irritating urgency. I'm happy to report that my urge to write is slowly creeping back to me now, this time equipped with a new arsenal of experience, and yet with the same drive as ever.
When I mention the "search for truth," I am not referring to a personal existential quest or to a religious unknown. My guiding star will always, with the grace of God, be the grace of God in Jesus Christ. Yet having such a star does not excuse me from the exercise of walking long paths (with legs prone to stumble), nor of navigating for my peers when the skies are murky with pollution.
When I mention the "search for truth," I search rather for bridge between my skeptical generation and the faith which has brought me my deepest joys.
Yet for years my intellectual efforts have been like prying open a stubborn door. I can peek through the crack; I catch glimpses of what appears beyond; and I feel that at any moment the latches will snap and the door will burst wide open. Yet it always snaps shut, and I need to find another corner to pry.
What timeless dialectic shoots through every contemporary squabble with Christianity? What faults betray the fortress's strength? Where is the road by which belief's fiercest opponents may feel invited to walk, though it promises to confound them? What words can lead the Way without the dead weight of habitual cultural associations?
Where do I begin?
"Understanding Unbelief"- A sympathetic primer on the fundaments and structure of common contemporary irreligion.
"Everything Old is New Again" - The case for the revival of timeless human insights amid contemporary culture.
"Fault Lines on Sex" - A historical approach delineating the contrary, and overlapping foundations of contemporary schools of thought concerning sex.
"Social Conservatives' Shame" - Toward a reformed social conservativism.
"The Inner Life of Memes" - Toward a model for understanding competing belief structures.
2 comments:
Can we ever really measure our progress in the search for truth? I am delighted that your urge to write is returning, because it inspires me to seek the truth more fervently.
"Understanding Unbelief" is a very practical place to begin, and I think would benefit believers and non-believers alike. Interested in hearing how sex ties in with bridging the gap between doubt and faith. I would like to hear more on social conservatism. So please, write these books!
Beautiful similes/metaphors, by the way.
"...What words can lead the Way without the dead weight of habitual cultural associations?
Where do I begin?"
Eeee gads! Just promise me that you won't go change your name to Alexander Supertramp. :D
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