The Sacredness of Questioning Everything

When religion refuses to tolerate questions, objections, or differences of opinion, it obstructs our ability to think, empathize, and live authentic lives of genuine engagement. In The Sacredness of Questioning Everything, David Dark notes that the freedom to question is an indispensable and sacred practice absolutely vital to the health of our communities. The God we see in the Bible is a God who not only encourages questions, but demands them! Take a moment to reflect upon Dark's thoughtful engagement of uncertainty and see why people of faith have nothing to fear in bringing their most earnest questions to God.

In this provocative, entertaining book, author David Dark writes, “The summons to sacred questioning, like a call to honesty, like a call to prayer, is a call to be true and to let the chips fall where they may.” Far from being a sign of cynicism or weakness, questions are not only positive but crucial for our health and well-being.

“Questions make new worlds possible,” asserts author Dark (The Gospel According to America), a key premise in this thought-provoking meander of reflections on, and challenges for, living an engaged life of authentic Christianity. The well-read author draws insight and inspiration from a broad range of sources—Shakespeare, Ursula Le Guin, Johnny Cash and James Joyce—in calling into question the status quo, received history and conventional theology. Dark brings to his writing the kind of energy, offbeat enthusiasm and commitment to relevance that must make his high school English classes exciting places for inquiry and exploration. That each page yokes keen observation to practical application with wisdom and compassion inclines the reader to forgive the book's bewildering organization and abstruse section headings. “Questions for further conversation” at the end of each chapter will be useful for groups eager to put Dark's appeals into action. The author's passion for social justice, clarity about the “sacred obligation” of taking nothing at face value and confidence that unsettling questions yield rich rewards for both individuals and communities is convincing and moving. (Apr.) Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.

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Reviewed by James Treakle (Fishers, IN), September 17, 2009

This book is revolutionary. To cut to the chase, it is the most stirring Christian book I have ever read. It challenges your conception of everything, and does so brilliantly. Author David Dark dares you to take a step back and wonder why you live the way you live. It is an appeal to be spiritually and intellectually honest. It is a challenge to engage the bigger sacred cows of our world and our many religions. Not only is it profound in its pursuit of Christian truth, all people can read and appreciate Dark's insight. If you feel dull and unable to move forward, maybe it's time to question everything. Get this book and spend some time with it.

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