b'ETHICS & APOLOGETICSDEATH TO DECONSTRUCTIONJOSHUA S. PORTER; FOREWORD BY JOHN MARK COMERReclaiming Faithfulness as an Act of RebellionA straightforward, readable, and timely look at issues that too often derail faithAnotherChristianrenouncesthechurchandChrist.Former Christian music star turns her back on faith. I kissed Christianity good-bye. Headlines like these are becoming common. It seems like the most popular trend in faith circles lately is to deconstruct, then deconvert.Joshua Porter knows that story from the inside out. He was raised in the tangles of American evangelical Christianity, and the church he knew was conservative, fundamentalist, and politicized. It feared culture, music, art, Dungeons & Dragons, Harry Potter, and anything else that was slightly suspect. This foundation of dread and fear was full of holes he nearly fell through . . . and out of faith altogether.His story put him on the road to deconversionbut that isnt where he ended up. Despite his years of being surrounded by disaffected former Christians and living large in the punk rock lifestyle, Porter now finds his faith closer to the historic Christian tradition than ever. This book is more than Porters own story. It also invites those who may be in the deconstruction process themselves to consider the perspective of some-one who was tempted to leave his faithyet stayed. And it provides theo-logical insight and pastoral support to those who worry that everyone is bailing out on the church.One thing we need a lot more of in our current moment is wise, thoughtful, and pastoral voices stepping into the main conversations we are all having. Josh is one of those voices and this book is one of those conversations.JEFFERSON BETHKE, New York Times best-selling author of To Hell with the HustleJoshua S. Porter is pastor of teaching and creative vision at Van City Church in Vancouver, Washington. He is also a former member of the experimental art-punk band Showbread, and the author of the novel Punk Rock vs. the Lizard People. Find out more and connect with Joshua at joshuasporter.com.John Mark Comer is pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, and the author of several books on the church in culture, including God Has a Name and Live No Lies.Related TitlesA Christian Survival Guide978-0-8254-4331-2$15.99Following Jesus Christ978-0-8254-4499-9$24.99978-0-8254-4734-1$18.99Paperback5.5 x 8.5248 pagesRELIGION / FaithKregel PublicationsRights: WorldAvailable Now36kregel.com/academic'