![]() ![]() For me it was studying evolution in college. With Evans it was gut-wrenching empathy for victims of atrocities across the globe. We differ when it comes to the impetus for doubt. Reading Evans' story was like reading my own, and I've seen that many other reviewers have written the same thing. If God is good, why does He let bad things happen to good people? How can He condemn people to hell who have never had the opportunity to learn about Him? How can the evidence for evolution be reconciled with the Biblical creation story? For it becomes increasingly difficult to sweep such evidence under the rug. She began to ask the questions that so many non-Christians often present that have no easy answer. But she found herself struggling with doubt. Instead I found hope.Įvolving In Monkey Town is the autobiographical story of Rachel Held Evans, a young woman who grew up as a fundamentalist with all the answers. ![]() Did I find these answers in Evolving in Monkey Town? No. ![]() I've written about how dismayed I've been as I've sought answers in these books and failed to find them. ![]() If you've been reading my recent reviews, you know I've been reading a lot about apologetics, and about what people think about apologetics as they struggle with doubt. This is the book I've been waiting for (and I received a free copy of it for the purpose of review, how's that for fate?). ![]()
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