A review by theconorhilton
After Doubt: How to Question Your Faith Without Losing It by A.J. Swoboda

4.0

Reading the other reviews here is fascinating! Many of the criticisms feel like they read a different book than the one I just finished, though perhaps this is because of my position, as a Mormon, outside the standard Christian framework that Swoboda operates within. I really loved Swoboda's take on faith and doubt, particularly the way that this book, unlike most others in this space I've read, spends the majority of the book actually talking about what faith may look like once doubt/deconstruction has entered the picture.

I found the general principles in the chapters throughout the second half quite moving, and often filled with reminders about how I may be misguided in my own engagement Mormonism and my faith community. Swoboda engages occasionally a bit in some sort of 'both sides-ism' which is a bit irritating, but easy enough to look past (and also sometimes helpful!).

I don't share all (maybe very few) of Swoboda's theological convictions, but the praxis offered here rings true to me. I hope more folks can find and receive comfort and wisdom from Swoboda's words, wrestling with what he has to offer.