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Evolving in Monkey Town: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask the Questions
Evolving in Monkey Town How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask the Questions
Author: Rachel Held Evans
In Evolving in Monkey Town, Rachel Held Evans recounts her experiences growing up in Dayton, Tennessee, a town that epitomized Christian fundamentalism during the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925. With fearless honesty, Evans describes how her faith survived her doubts and challenges readers to re-imagine Christianity in a postmodern context, where k...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780310293996
ISBN-10: 0310293995
Publication Date: 6/4/2010
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Zondervan
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 26
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Due to the cosmic lottery I kind of started my faith journey at the place where she evolved to, one where the questions can at times be more important than the answers. That said, I was around/aware of enough of the "other" kind of Christians for her story to resonate with me. Friendly, informal, thoughtful, and funny I hope this book encourages more seekers to explore the varieties of Christian community until they find one that feels like a good fit.

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