The Crucial Role of Deconstruction in Christian Faith

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Curtis: I want to make the case that especially for Christian faith in Jesus and his good news that it's absolutely critical. The vehicle of transmission is always going to have some element of fallenness to it because God has chosen to work through humans. And so if that's the case, every generation has to do the work of deconstruction. He says evangelicals tend to think of their beliefs as hatched rather than formed.

Jon Ward, senior political correspondent for Yahoo News, joins Curtis to talk about his process of deconstructing - and reconstructing - his life as a follower of Jesus. Jon draws on his recently released book, Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation, to dissect the spiritual, social, political, and emotional dimensions of his years growing up as an insider in the evangelical world. Jon also provides a fascinating account of why his life as a journalist has been so crucial to his faith. Curtis offers the Biblical basis for why deconstruction - properly understood - is necessary for every generation of believers.

Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation by Jon Ward

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