Patience with God - by Frank Schaeffer (Paperback)

About the Book

From the bestselling and controversial author of "Keeping Faith" and "Crazy for God" comes a spirited, witty, and provocative challenge to atheists and fundamentalists alike.

Book Synopsis

Frank Schaeffer has a problem with Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris, Dennett, and the rest of the New Atheists--the self-anointed "Brights." He also has a problem with the Rick Warrens and Tim LaHayes of the world. The problem is that he doesn't see much of a difference between the two camps. As Schaeffer puts it, they "often share the same fallacy: truth claims that reek of false certainties. I believe that there is an alternative that actually matches the way life is lived rather than how we usually talk about belief."

Sparing no one and nothing, including himself and his fiery evangelical past, and invoking subtleties too easily ignored by the pontificators, Schaeffer adds much-needed nuance to the conversation. "My writing has smoked out so many individuals who seem to be thinking about the same questions. I hope that this book will provide a meeting place for us, the scattered refugees of what I'll call The Church of Hopeful Uncertainty."

Review Quotes

TheBookWeb.com, 11/23/10
"[Schaeffer] is a religious riddle wrapped in an enigma inside a conundrum...A compelling read for anyone who has wondered if there is no God and for everyone certain that there is."

Santa Fe New Mexican, 12/3/10
"Patience with God is the middle ground between Rick Warren and Christopher Hitchens, a measured alternative to what has begun to feel like strictly black-and-white arguments that conflate religion with politics, assume all Christians have identical beliefs, and seem to require all Americans to make a dichotomous choice between moral tradition and Godless progress...Schaeffer's voice is casual but firm. You don't have to agree with him, but he isn't easily dismissed." Acadiana LifeStyle, December 2010
"Whether you're an atheist or fundamentalist, or something in between, you'll find many thought-provoking ideas in this volume...An interesting look at religious beliefs from all angles."

About the Author

Frank Schaeffer is the author of the New York Times bestseller Keeping Faith and the memoir Crazy for God. His novels, including Portofino, have been translated into nine languages. He lives in Massachusetts.