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Finding God in the waves
288 pages
A vulnerable, science-minded journey through the dark night of the soul into a reconstructed, expansive spirituality.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sitting down for coffee with a deeply empathetic, incredibly smart friend who understands exactly why your worldview is falling apart. It moves at a steady, conversational pace, guiding the reader through the terrifying, isolating experience of faith deconstruction before gently rebuilding a new foundation using the tools of neuroscience and cosmology. The mood is highly introspective and intellectually stimulating, yet anchored by a profound emotional vulnerability that keeps the science from feeling dry. It is a lifeline for analytical thinkers and recovering evangelicals who feel forced to choose between their intellect and their spirituality, offering a hopeful, expansive atmosphere where doubt is welcomed as a necessary step toward a more resilient, wonder-filled faith.
- Mood
- contemplative
- hopeful
- intellectually stimulating
- introspective
- Tone
- earnest
- vulnerable
- inquisitive
- conversational
- compassionate
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- faith deconstruction · science and spirituality · spiritual reconstruction · intellectual doubt · existential meaning
- The writing
- Accessible and conversational, seamlessly blending deeply personal memoir with clear, digestible neuroscience.
- The arc
- Moves from the isolating despair of losing a lifelong worldview to a grounded, scientifically-informed sense of wonder and renewed spiritual connection.
- Who it's for
- Spiritual seekers, recovering evangelicals, and analytical thinkers who want to reconcile their intellectual doubts with their yearning for the divine.
Content notes
- spiritual crisis
- existential dread
- religious trauma
About the book
Source title: Finding God in the Waves: How I Lost My Faith and Found it Again Through Science
Description from Open Library.
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