First published 2011
John Sims Townsend's life is upended when his daughter's belief in God is shaken by tragedy. As he struggles to guide her back to faith, he embarks on a personal journey to confront his own doubts about the nature of belief. Traversing the divides of religion, politics, and family, Townsend must find a way to bridge the chasms that threaten to tear his world apart. In this poignant exploration of the human search for meaning, he discovers that the answers he seeks may lie not in certainty, but in the courage to embrace the unknown.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, religion, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, personal-journey
272 pages · Hardcover · Zondervan
Content warnings: mental-illness