Alisa Childers - Another Gospel?: A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response to Progressive Christianity

Deconstructed faith stories are the new normal. We all know people who once seemed to be solid Christians but have walked away. Alisas story of her own reconstructed faith is a breath of fresh air. She shares her doubts and struggles and the journey God led her on to rediscover the solid Rock on which she stands. This excellent book is full of hope and sound reasons for faith in Jesus and Gods Word.

RANDY ALCORN, author of Heaven, If God Is Good, and Giving Is the Good Life

Is it possible to reconstruct faith after deconstruction? Using her own season of spiritual doubt as a backdrop, Alisa Childers explores the validity of Christianityas well as the inefficacy of progressive Christianitywith precision, insight, and intellectual integrity. Another Gospel? is a needed and welcome book that reveals the ways historic Christianity can stand up to our doubts, concerns, and questions.

MELISSA KRUGER, director of womens initiatives for The Gospel Coalition and author of Growing Together: Taking Mentoring beyond Small Talk and Prayer Requests

Another Gospel? is a timely, must-read book. Through the lens of her personal journey, Alisa Childers compares and contrasts the historic Christian gospel with the progressive gospel. Nothing is more important than accurately grasping the Good News of Christ and responding to challenges against it, which is why I am grateful for her courage and clarity.

SEAN M C DOWELL, P H D, associate professor at Biola University and author or coauthor of over 18 books, including So the Next Generation Will Know

Another Gospel? is one of the most important books of our time. It shows how progressive Christianity redefines the nature of God, the mission of Jesus, and the message of the gospelwhile undermining the authority of Scripture. In these pages Alisa Childers exposes this dangerous movement and points us back to a biblical faith.

MARK MITTELBERG, bestselling author of The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask (With Answers) and Confident Faith

If someone shares their story of deconversion from Christianity or a revisionist approach to historic Christian teachings, theyll be celebrated as authentic and find themselves trending on social media. But what about the people who look at the same evidence and decide to go deeper in their Christian faith? What I love about this truth-centered book is that Alisa shares her powerful journey of doubt on the way to a stronger faith. Readers will resonate with her honest wrestling with hard questions while at the same growing in their confidence because the answers Alisa shares are rooted in reality and Scripture. Contrary to what you may hear, you dont need to revise or reject the gospel, the atonement of Jesus, or the Bible to find real joy, peace, and love. I hope every Christian reads Another Gospel? so they are not taken in by the false promises of progressive Christianity.

JONATHAN MORROW, director of student discipleship at Impact 360 Institute and author of Questioning the Bible: 11 Major Challenges to the Bibles Authority

Alisa Childers has been where you may be now. She was that Christian hanging on the brink of deconversion until she found the truthclearly explained and thoroughly defended with the facts. In Another Gospel? youll find someone who has not only shared your doubts and faced your challenges, but also who found rock-solid answers to her own legitimate questions and concerns. In a witty, winsome, yet completely transparent and authentic way, Childers offers the wisdom and insight of a person who has gone through the battle and not only survived, but won.

If youve ever wondered deep inside, Is Christianity really true?; if youve ever agonized, God, are you there?, then Another Gospel? will be your lifelineand Gods answer to your prayer.

GREGORY KOUKL, president of Stand to Reason and author of Tactics and The Story of Reality

I love this book! Alisa Childers takes you on a captivating journey from her unreflective conservative Christian faith to the cliff of another gospel and then back home to the true Jesus. Along the way, she deconstructs progressive Christianity with wit, insight, and easy-to-remember evidence. Another Gospel? will inoculate you from a temptation far more seductive than atheism. And its an enjoyable read too!

FRANK TUREK, founder and president of CrossExamined.org and coauthor of I Dont Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist

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For my parents,
Chuck and Karen Girard.
Thank you for giving me the true gospel.

This book contains my recollections of conversations from a class I took part in more than ten years ago. Those sessions challenged my beliefs, rocked my faith, and shook me to my core. I recognize that other class members may remember some details differently, but because our discussions guided the investigation I began after those four months of study, I thought it important to reconstruct some of the dialogue to the best of my memory. It provides context to my research and the conclusions I reached regarding historic and progressive Christianity. To support the narrative flow, I also tightened the timeline in some places.