faithTheologian Joshua McNall encourages readers to reclaim the little word "e;perhaps"e; as a sacred space between the warring extremes of unchecked doubt and zealous dogmatism. To say "e;perhaps"e; on certain contested topics means exercising a hopeful imagination, asking hard questions, returning once again to Scripture, and reclaiming the place of holy speculation as we cling to a faith that stands distinct from both pervasive skepticism and abrasive certainty.In this day especially, it's time Christians learned to say "e;perhaps."e;

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Farewell, PangaeaPart One: Understanding Perhaps1. What Abraham Discovered: Faith Seeking Imagination2. "Perhapsing" Church Tradition: Origen, Julian, and Jonathan Edwards3. Guardrails on Moriah: How (Not) to Say PerhapsPart Two: Against Dogmatism4. Survival of the Shrillest: What Dogmatism Sounds Like5. The Trouble with Certainty: A Guide to "Knowing Darkly"6. We Three Kings: Scripture Contra DogmatismPart Three: Against Doubt7. Descending Santa Scala: How Scripture Counters Doubt and the Divided Heart8. Cogito ergo None? A Snapshot of Conversion9. Split Brains or Divided Hearts? A Snapshot ContinuedPart Four: Practicing Perhaps10. Dead Animals: Creation, Science, and Prehuman Sacrifice11. What If God? Rethinking Vessels of Wrath12. After the End: The Marriage Supper and the Great DivorceConclusionName IndexSubject IndexScripture Index