Reasons to Believe : One Man's Journey Among the Evangelicals and the Faith He Left Behind

Reasons to Believe
Author(s): John Marks

Born again at sixteen, John Marks later abandoned his faith. In Reasons to Believe he attempts to cross a deep cultural barrier to understand those who now condemn his way of life. He speaks at length with missionaries, political activists, theologians—the rich and powerful, the poor and broken, and the pastors who have turned small congregations into megachurches. The result is a remarkable, intimate portrait of evan-gelicals, one of the most influential forces in America today, and the unforgettable story of how a lapsed believer came to terms with his faith.

Review(s):
“Courageous investigative journalism...a memoir of startling self-reflection…Marks writes with unfailing intelligence, insight, and deep compassion.”
“Marks gives us a stunning glimpse of American evangelicalism in all its variety.”
“A penetrating view into what has been the dominant strain of Christian faith in America in recent decades.”
“Marks tracks his former born again faith with a ruthless critical eye.”
“Illuminates a world that most people think they know... will reshape your views of the future of faith.”
“For an intelligent, first-person tour through the large American evangelical landscape, readers could not do much better than John Marks’s REASONS TO BELIEVE.”



ISBN:  9780060832773