{"product_id":"searching-for-sunday-loving-leaving-and-finding-the-church-paperback","title":"Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Held Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre you struggling to connect with your church community? Do you find yourself questioning the core beliefs that you once held dear?\u003cem\u003e Searching for Sunday\u003c\/em\u003e, from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Rachel Held Evans is a heartfelt ode to the past and a hopeful gaze into the future of what it means to be a part of the modern church.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike millions of her millennial peers, Rachel Held Evans didn't want to go to church anymore. The hypocrisy, the politics, the gargantuan building budgets, the scandals--to her, it was beginning to feel like church culture was too far removed from Jesus. Yet, despite her cynicism and misgivings, something kept drawing Evans back to church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvans found herself wanting to better understand the church and find her place within it, so she set out on a new adventure. Within the pages of \u003cem\u003eSearching for Sunday, \u003c\/em\u003e Evans catalogs her journey as she loves, leaves, and finds the church once again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvans tells the story of her faith through the lens of seven sacraments of the Catholic church--baptism, confession, holy orders, communion, confirmation, the anointing of the sick, and marriage--to teach us the essential truths about what she's learned along the way, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaith isn't just meant to be believed, it's meant to be lived and shared in community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristianity isn't a kingdom for the worthy--it's a kingdom for the hungry, the broken, and the imperfect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe countless and beautiful ways that God shows up in the ordinary parts of our daily lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSearching for Sunday \u003c\/em\u003ewill help you unpack the messiness of community, teaching us that by overcoming our cynicism, we can all find hope, grace, love, and, somewhere in between, church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christianity Today Book Award (2016)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966865375533,"sku":"9780718022129","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/eXVsSndFNVJmQnVKcS9IQUt5ZjNnZz09.webp?v=1775539418","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/searching-for-sunday-loving-leaving-and-finding-the-church-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}