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Review "In her wonderful book, Questioning Your Doubts, Christina Powell effectively builds a bridge between rationality on the one hand, and faith on the other. As both a cancer researcher and an ordained minister, Christina cleverly draws analogies between her experiences as a Harvard graduate student and the harder issues that we all face navigating the Christian life. Although her analysis of the interface between faith and science is worth the read in and of itself, this book is really a comprehensive, whole-life discipleship guide for any serious follower of Christ." (James Bradford, general secretary, General Council of the Assemblies of God) "Christina Powell's Questioning Your Doubts is a unique and compelling examination of the relationship between doubt and faith. This is the rare book that is rich in content while being thoroughly enjoyable to read. It is a meaningful work deserving of widespread readership." (Ken Horn, editor of the Pentecostal Evangel, the official publication of the Assemblies of God) "Dorothy Sayers once wrote, 'Nobody could possibly guess from the words and deeds of Jesus that there was anything "funny" about woman's nature.' Christina Powell proves this, and she also proves that there is nothing odd about the brilliant relationships of science and Christendom, women in science, and women and the church. I encourage the reader to join her adventures into the world of graduate student, professional scientist, daughter, wife, mother and Christian pastor." (Mary Poplin, author of Is Reality Secular?) "Part memoir and part apologetics, Powell challenges us not only to question our faith, but also to question our doubts. Through good questions, one can clarify faith in the God who reveals himself, in part, through creative handiwork that science intently studies. . . . Particularly moving is Powell's story recounting her work as a cancer researcher while simultaneously working through the anguished questions and feelings of both her parents' diagnosis and the struggle of fighting their own battle with the deadly disease." (Greg Bowman, Baptist Standard, June 8, 2015) "Doubt can be an enemy of faith. But as Christina Powell shows in her new book, doubt can also
be an ally of faith. Not only can it help you ask questions that lead to new spiritual insights, but it can also help you turn the tables on skeptics. Questioning Your Doubts is a good book, and questioning your doubts is a helpful way to grow your faith." (George O. Wood, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God (USA) and chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship) About the Author Christina M. H. Powell (PhD, Virology, Harvard) is a biomedical research scientist who conducted research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. She has been a research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and a research associate at Boston University. She is also an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God and a frequent writer and speaker on bioethics and issues of science and faith.
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How can we know if God is real? Does God truly care about us? Why does God create people he knows will reject him? Why did God allow my friend to become a rape victim? Should I switch jobs? Is this person the one I should marry? If you have pondered these doubts, you are not alone. Sometimes we have intellectual questions about the plausibility of God. Other times we go through difficult life experiences that cause us to question our faith. Sometimes we simply struggle feeling confident with day-to-day decisions. Christina Powell knows what it's like to grapple seriously with challenges to faith. A trained scientist and cancer researcher, she struggled with the mysterious claims of a God who exists beyond what the scientific method could detect. Using personal stories from her own life, she explores how faith can be rooted in rationality, knowledge and facts, while coming to recognize the limits of science in evaluating matters of faith. Asking good questions can help us clarify and refine our faith. We can think critically about our doubts and learn to discern the true and the good. Powell probes the hidden factors that fuel our doubts to help us move beyond skepticism, disillusionment or painful life circumstances. We can live deeper into our questions in the context of Christian community. Ultimately we can work through challenges to faith and find a renewed confidence in our beliefs. It's okay to question your faith. But don't stop there. Question your doubts as well. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Sales Rank: #1523337 in Books Brand: InterVarsity Press Published on: 2014-10-16 Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 8.25" h x .53" w x 5.50" l, .55 pounds Binding: Paperback 208 pages
Review "In her wonderful book, Questioning Your Doubts, Christina Powell effectively builds a bridge between rationality on the one hand, and faith on the other. As both a cancer researcher and an ordained minister, Christina cleverly draws analogies between her experiences as a Harvard graduate student and the harder issues that we all face navigating the Christian life. Although her analysis of the interface between faith and science is worth the read in and of itself, this book is really a comprehensive, whole-life discipleship guide for any serious follower of Christ." (James Bradford, general secretary, General Council of the Assemblies of God) "Christina Powell's Questioning Your Doubts is a unique and compelling examination of the relationship between doubt and faith. This is the rare book that is rich in content while being thoroughly enjoyable to read. It is a meaningful work deserving of widespread readership." (Ken Horn, editor of the Pentecostal Evangel, the official publication of the Assemblies of God)
"Dorothy Sayers once wrote, 'Nobody could possibly guess from the words and deeds of Jesus that there was anything "funny" about woman's nature.' Christina Powell proves this, and she also proves that there is nothing odd about the brilliant relationships of science and Christendom, women in science, and women and the church. I encourage the reader to join her adventures into the world of graduate student, professional scientist, daughter, wife, mother and Christian pastor." (Mary Poplin, author of Is Reality Secular?) "Part memoir and part apologetics, Powell challenges us not only to question our faith, but also to question our doubts. Through good questions, one can clarify faith in the God who reveals himself, in part, through creative handiwork that science intently studies. . . . Particularly moving is Powell's story recounting her work as a cancer researcher while simultaneously working through the anguished questions and feelings of both her parents' diagnosis and the struggle of fighting their own battle with the deadly disease." (Greg Bowman, Baptist Standard, June 8, 2015) "Doubt can be an enemy of faith. But as Christina Powell shows in her new book, doubt can also be an ally of faith. Not only can it help you ask questions that lead to new spiritual insights, but it can also help you turn the tables on skeptics. Questioning Your Doubts is a good book, and questioning your doubts is a helpful way to grow your faith." (George O. Wood, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God (USA) and chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship) About the Author Christina M. H. Powell (PhD, Virology, Harvard) is a biomedical research scientist who conducted research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. She has been a research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and a research associate at Boston University. She is also an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God and a frequent writer and speaker on bioethics and issues of science and faith. Most helpful customer reviews 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Because Doubt has Its Limits By James R. V. Matichuk Some people think faith is about swallowing Christian truth claims full-sale and never doubting again, ever. As the saying goes, "God said it, I believe it, that settles it). However when you become a Christian, you aren't really supposed to leave your brain in the front closet. We need our minds to help us think through problems, wrestle with ideas and to be able to discern truth properly. Faith and doubt work together to help us press into God's truth and experience al that God has in store for us. Christina M. H. Powell is a person who knows well the tension between doubt and faith. In her day job she is a Harvard educated biomedical research scientist conducting research at the DanaFarber Cancer Institute. She is also an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God. When asked if she has ever questioned her faith, she answers, "Sure I question my faith, but I also question my doubts" (17). Faith takes us into a realm beyond human reason, but Powell knows professionally and personally there is real value in doubt. So in Questioning Your Doubts: A Harvard PhD Explores Challenges to Faith she showcases the value and limits of doubt. In three sections, she unfolds some of her own faith journey and struggles and how she has resolved them, both as a scientist and as a person of faith.
In part I, she begins by 'thinking through doubts.' In chapter one, she takes up Isaac Newton's challenge to 'build more bridges than walls' (17-8). Rather than seeing doubt and scientific inquiry as antithetical to 'real faith,' Powell sees the value of science, doubt and inquiry for examining and exploring our world and weighing evidence. Faith takes us beyond on the realm of measurable evidence and experience toward hope and expectation. Powell would have have us doubt and investigate even in the midst of faith because both science and faith have important things to teach us (29). Chapter two explores deeper the 'interplay of influences' between faith and facts. As a scientist and a believer Powell has a keen eye for aspects of each that have shaped her calling and experience (48). Chapter three and four describes the value of doubt and questioning for discernment and growing in knowledge and understanding. Part two explores the sources of doubt. Chapter five describes the limits of human reason. Sometimes doubts arise because are ability to reason and read the evidence only takes us so far (we see through a glass dimly). Sometimes we doubt because are questions remain unanswered (chapter six). Still doubts are not always intellectual. Sometimes our doubt is born out of real-lifepain (Why would a good God let this happen?) or disillusionment (why is the church so hypocritical?). Powell gives good strategies on how to hold out faith in the face of tragedy and how God uses disillusionment in our hearts to turn us into agents of change (chapters seven and eight, respectively). Part three speaks about resolving doubts, not in the sense of getting an answer to every question, but in making your peace with them. Chapter nine talks about the authentic journey. Rather than trying to stuff doubts down, Powell shows that there is real power in honestly wrestling with them. In Chapter ten she talks about 'retracing the path' and the reality that a 'reason' for something is not always apparent in the moment. Sometimes we see God's hand most clearly in hindsight. Finally Powell closes where she began with a passioned plea to 'build bridges' between faith and science: I remain confident that the key to a greater understanding between scientists and minsters will come from making connections. If pastors reach out to scientists within their congregations to learn more about their work, then science might not feel so intimidating. If scientists share how they integrate their faith and their profession with seminary students, then the next generation of pastors will be better equipped to minister to those with technological backgrounds. The friendships that form between individual scientists and individual ministers will become the bridge betwen the two professions. With mutual respect in place, dialogue will become much easier. (192-3). What the above summary doesn't fully reveal is how much Christina Powell shares her own journey: existential crises, discernment, clarifying her sense of call and making peace between science and faith. This book is not a detached, abstract 'thought experiment,' but describes her own journey of faith (and doubt) and offers the insights she has gained. She weaves together her own story with biblical reflections and insights on faith and science. I think that pleasantly surprised me about this book. When I picked it up, I thought it was a new book on apologetics. It is that, but it is also is a book for Christians to how to better think through their faith. This will certainly be helpful for new college students (sometimes youth graduate church when they graduate high school because they were never given tools to think through their faith). But I think it can also be useful for deepening a conversation in church on the relationship between faith and doubt, God and nature, the scientific method and Revelation. As a pastor, I appreciate Powell's challenge to be a better bridge builder and commend it to you. I give this book five stars:
★★★★★ Thank you to InterVarsity Press for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Dubious Disciple Book Review By Dubious Disciple Question your doubts, says Powell. An interesting twist, isn’t it? Research on metacognition, the process of thinking about one’s own mental processes, shows that doubting your doubts can lead to more confidence, while second-guessing yourself can lead to immobilization. Powell, a biomedical research scientist with a PhD in virology from Harvard, hardly sounds like a person who should question anything that passes through her brain. Yet, even with all her learning, she struggles with doubts about God. Truth is, I struggled a little with her struggle … in the beginning of the book. No, the book isn’t poorly written or unintelligent. That’s far from true. In fact, I’m pretty sure Powell could think circles around me. It’s just that often I couldn’t relate to her examples, and other times I felt like no example was necessary. In discussing our doubts about God, Powell often referenced practical situations from her post-graduate work. She discussed the influence of others, the decision-making process, the role of doubting in producing quality work, and so on. The instruction she gave for the most part seems intuitively obvious, and so the topic remained flat. But the time came in the book when Powell’s story grew personal. She wrote of her mother’s faith, which Powell concluded was flawed. Her mother felt that denying logic was a measure of the strength of her faith. When faced with cancer, Powell’s mother put her faith in God’s healing power to the exclusion of medical treatment. Her death was inevitable, which then shook Powell’s father’s faith. His faith never recovered and he remained resentful of the teachings which cut his wife’s life short until his own death. Powell’s story came alive for me in those pages. The research she conducted at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute suddenly carried more meaning; her position of ordained minister with the Assemblies of God carried more clout; and her journey into doubt and how she learned to question her doubts kept me riveted for the second half of the book. Says Powell, “a world of faith that mocks the advances of science breeds spiritual arrogance and plants the seeds of destruction in the lives of vulnerable people.” Today, her faith remains strong, and she encourages us to build a bridge between faith and reason. Definitely a book worth reading. Intervarsity Press, © 2014, 208 pages ISBN: 978-0-8308-3678-9 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. ask the questions while having faith to find the answers By Stu2 The strength of this book is that it approaches doubt in all areas of life the same way. Powell's
experience as a scientist having to wrestle with doubts over whether her research will ultimately prove to be fruitful, or turn out to be a dead end, provides a good comparison to those who may wonder whether faith in God is justified. Ultimately, the way to resolve these doubts is the same: "doubts that help you solve problems will move you in a positive direction towards the solution. The doubts that tear down your confidence or destroy your faith take you down the path to destruction." It's important to question your doubts to discern which ones are helpful and which ones are toxic. Powell proposes to build a bridge across the gap between understanding the world with your mind and having faith in God. This bridge consists of several elements, including understanding the limits of human knowledge, uncovering hidden assumptions which shape our knowledge, understanding the various sources of doubts, discerning which doubts are helpful and which are toxic, grasping that faith exists in all areas of human endeavour, and how we can learn from our past experiences, and the experiences of others, in handling knowledge, faith and doubt. Her thesis is that "[b]uilding bridges means daring to ask the questions while having faith to find the answers. In doing so, you glorify the God who created you to think." (p.29) I think she is wise to focus on three primary sources of doubt regarding God. 1) the common idea that all that is important in life can be known through the empirical scientific method (but what of love, beauty, art, compassion and justice?) 2) doubts often come out of disillusionment in God, and 3) doubts often come because of pain and suffering in the world. The answers are similarly important: recognise the limits of human knowledge and the limitations of the tools available to scientists; "many of the richest aspects of human existence are not measurable or understandable through the empirical scientific method although they are real and true" 2) its important to build a faith that can withstand the vagaries of life; ministers and pastors that inculcate a false understanding of God among their congregation set people up to lose their faith when the tough times arrive. Wisdom lies at the end of the painful journey to correct false understandings of God, but no-one looks forward to the trip. 3) often we give up on God as soon as hardship and pain are encountered. But increased strength, confidence and wisdom are gained through perseverance, not by giving up. Don't try and walk the journey alone: many others have already been through these experiences and much encouragement can be gained by listening to or reading about how they successfully negotiated their way through doubt to a stronger confidence in God. See all 4 customer reviews...
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be an ally of faith. Not only can it help you ask questions that lead to new spiritual insights, but it can also help you turn the tables on skeptics. Questioning Your Doubts is a good book, and questioning your doubts is a helpful way to grow your faith." (George O. Wood, general superintendent of the Assemblies of God (USA) and chairman of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship) About the Author Christina M. H. Powell (PhD, Virology, Harvard) is a biomedical research scientist who conducted research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. She has been a research fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and a research associate at Boston University. She is also an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God and a frequent writer and speaker on bioethics and issues of science and faith.
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