Recommends the book as a starting point for engaging honestly with young people's concerns and questions the church has too often overlooked.
BOOKS BY OH SEONGMIN
Questions from the Back of the Church
Sixteen questions young Christians have struggled to ask
Seongmin Oh · The blessed people publishing · 2022
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Bringing the questions at the back of the church into the heart of the conversation.
Faith does not make every question disappear. From everyday choices and church life to interpreting Scripture and asking about God, this book follows sixteen questions young Christians have often found difficult to voice.
Drawing on YouTube conversations and the author's own reflections, it brings reasoned explanations together with everyday experience. Read it on your own, or use each chapter's discussion questions to start a conversation in your community.
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Living the faith: everyday choices and belief
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Church: questions about community
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Scripture: how should we read the Bible?
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God: between faith and doubt
RECOMMENDATIONS
Early readers' recommendations
Brief summaries of the endorsements published with the book.
Welcomes its use of new media to explain the gospel and its care for young people who ask questions.
Sungmin Chun
Vancouver Institute for Evangelical Worldview Endorsement summaryHighlights the book's accessible use of reason and examples to address practical questions of faith from a layperson's perspective.
Jongchan Lee
Jongristian TV Endorsement summaryHopes the reading and debate behind this book will carry conversations beyond the internet and into the church.
Minhyeok Jang
Theology Study Today Endorsement summaryIN THE PRESS
The book in reviews and reporting
Articles, interviews and columns about the book, with a brief guide to each.
Kukmin Daily's books of the year: widening the horizons of faith through art and literature Opens in a new tab
The book appears among the year's titles not to miss, recognized as a fresh voice in Christian publishing.
Reading toward heaven: Questions from the Back of the Church Opens in a new tab
A reflection on the value of treating doubt as a question to explore with others, rather than simply an enemy of faith.
Apologetics: offering good reasons to believe in Christianity Opens in a new tab
An interview about how the author began his apologetics ministry, wrote the book, and approaches doubt and questions.
“I hope the church becomes a place for questions”: a book talk Opens in a new tab
A conversation at the Institute for Future Ministry and the Word about welcoming young people's questions and practicing gentle apologetics.
Beyond the book: small groups and conversations Opens in a new tab
How a small-group guide and book talks can turn the book's questions into conversations within a community.
New release: Questions from the Back of the Church Opens in a new tab
An introduction to the book's questions, rooted in young people's actual concerns and intended to open deeper conversations.
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A Mere Christianity for the YouTube age: answering young people's questions Opens in a new tab
A look at the book's use of everyday analogies to explore faith, and what it offers young readers.
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