{"product_id":"wishful-thinking-how-i-lost-my-faith-and-why-i-want-to-find-it-9781546004585","title":"Wishful Thinking: How I Lost My Faith and Why I Want to Find It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis heart-wrenching, unflinchingly honest memoir follows a woman's search to reclaim her lost faith, against all odds--perfect for fans of Lauren Winner and Kate Bowler.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Donna Freitas wants to believe. Raised Catholic, she sang songs about Jesus as a child and lived in a house where nuns and priests were regular guests, yet she found herself questioning the faith of her family, examining the reasons none of it added up, and distancing herself from the God of Christianity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Despite her questions--or perhaps because of them--she made a career out of trying to understand God, pursuing a Ph.D. in religion. But even as she taught college students about mystics, theologians, and others who wrestled with God, she was never able to embrace a faith of her own, . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this searingly-honest and deeply personal book, Freitas retraces her roundabout path up and out of the wilderness toward hope, and her dogged--and ongoing--search for faith. She talks about her experience with the Catholic abuse scandal; about being embraced as a speaker at hundreds of evangelical colleges; about how the death of her mother and the loss of her marriage made her question everything she thought she knew about love; how she cannot reconcile the ways the concept of God makes absolutely no sense; and how she cannot stop trying to believe, despite it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Real, raw, and beautifully-written, \u003ci\u003eWishful Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful story about the author's search for belief in God, and of finding God in the most unexpected places. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Worthy Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781546004585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"Donna Freitas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43568753508533,"sku":"9781546004585","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_59353644-7f80-4d41-9b4b-292499dabe28.jpg?v=1706630033","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wishful-thinking-how-i-lost-my-faith-and-why-i-want-to-find-it-9781546004585","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}