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My Burden Is Light: A Pastor's Plea for Rationality, Honesty, and Humility
A provocative look at the chains binding Christianity to the mistakes of the past—and a look at the possibilities that arise when those chains are cast off.
Traditional, “heavyweight” Christianity is weighed down by the mistakes of the the supposed infallibility of people, books, and institutions, for example, and the hubris of promoting our conjectures about God to dogmas. These mistakes must be plainly rejected; “let it go” is a motif of the book. Once the burdens of heavyweight Christianity are cast off, something beautiful, something elegant and nimble, is free to a unburdened Christianity that features a sensible skepticism, a commitment to honesty, and a humble and rational set of truth claims.
Traditional, “heavyweight” Christianity is weighed down by the mistakes of the the supposed infallibility of people, books, and institutions, for example, and the hubris of promoting our conjectures about God to dogmas. These mistakes must be plainly rejected; “let it go” is a motif of the book. Once the burdens of heavyweight Christianity are cast off, something beautiful, something elegant and nimble, is free to a unburdened Christianity that features a sensible skepticism, a commitment to honesty, and a humble and rational set of truth claims.
301 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 2, 2023
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