Putting the Pieces Together After Deconstruction

A ONE-NIGHT CLASS ABOUT LETTING GO OF ONE TYPE OF FAITH AND REBUILDING A NEW ONE

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"What do we do now?"

During our faith transitions, this was a question we asked ourselves often. What does it mean to be Christian without being certain about who God is? How do we value a Bible that isn’t inerrant? Join Pete Enns and Jared Byas as they reflect on their own personal journey with letting go of a certain type of faith and learning to build a new one. Pete and Jared will share their stories and consider principles, tips, and practices they’ve learned along the way.

Topics We'll Cover:

What to do with the Bible after deconstruction

The relationship between order, disorder, and reorder in faith

The difference between community and gatekeeping

Why provisional structure matters

The role of curiosity in rebuilding faith

This Class Includes:

One-night live class

Live Q&A session

Link to class recording

Downloadable class slides

For $12 month, you can get access to this class + much more in The Society of Normal People! SONP members will also get an exclusive Q&A session after the class along with a group discussion board within SONP.

OUR INSTRUCTORS

Pete Enns (PhD, Harvard University) is the Abram S. Clemens professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University, St. Davids, PA. He has taught courses at several other institutions including Harvard University, Fuller Theological Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary. Enns is a frequent contributor to journals and encyclopedias, and is the author of several books, including, The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It (HarperOne), The Bible and the Believer: How to Read the Bible Critically and Religiously (with Marc Brettler and Daniel Harrington, Oxford University Press), Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and The Problem of the Old Testament (Baker), and The Evolution of Adam: What the Bible Does and Doesn’t Say about Human Origins (Baker). His newest book, Curveball: When Your Faith Takes Turns You Never Saw Coming, comes out February 7, 2023.

Jared Byas helps run the Bible for Normal People and is Pete’s designated adult supervision. In addition he regularly writes and speaks about the Bible, truth, creativity, wisdom, and the Christian faith. He has written a handful of books including Love Matters More and Jonah for Normal People.