The Sin of Certainty

Why God desires our trust more than our 'correct' beliefs

Peter Enns

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English

John Murray
13 July 2021

Religion & beliefs; Christianity; Christian Churches & denominations; Christian life & practice

Bible scholar and author of The Bible Tells Me So Peter Enns explains how Christians mistake 'certainty' and 'correct belief' for faith when what God really desires is trust and intimacy.

With

compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar

Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works,

answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized

traditional doctrine of ""once for all delivered to the saints.""

Enns

offers a model of vibrant faith that views skepticism not as a loss of

belief, but as an opportunity to deepen religious conviction with

courage and confidence. This is not just an intellectual conviction, he

contends, but a more profound kind of knowing that only true faith can

provide.

Combining Enns' reflections of his own spiritual journey with an examination of Scripture, The Sin of Certainty

models an acceptance of mystery and paradox that all believers can

follow and why God prefers this path because it is only this way by

which we can become mature disciples who truly trust God. It gives

Christians who have known only the demand for certainty permission to

view faith on their own flawed, uncertain, yet heartfelt, terms.

By: Peter Enns
Imprint: John Murray
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 172g
ISBN: 9781529343236
ISBN 10: 1529343232
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 13 July 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Enns is the Abram S. Clemens Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University, St Davids, Pennsylvania. Enns speaks at schools, churches, and seminars across the country and is a frequent contributor to journals and encyclopedias. He is the author of several books, including The Sin of Certainty, The Bible Tells Me So, Inspiration and Incarnation, and The Evolution of Adam.

Reviews for The Sin of Certainty: Why God desires our trust more than our 'correct' beliefs

Seldom have I read a book that I so totally agree with! This is a very fine, very readable, often humorous, and much needed analysis of what Western Christianity is up against. - Richard Rohr, author of Falling Upward If you're afraid that your theological questions and doubts disqualify you from being a person of faith, theologian Peter Enns has good news for you. Really good news. And it's a delightful read, too!"" - Brian McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christianity