Not God’s Type
A Rational Academic Finds a Radical Faith
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Holly Ordway should never have become a Christian. A young, highly educated atheist and professor of English, she represents the kind of person that many observers of religion say cannot be converted anymore—a demographic supposedly beyond the reach of the church in postmodern America.
Yet through a series of conversations with a wise and patient mentor, Holly not only became convinced of God’s existence, but also embraced Jesus as her Savior and Lord.
In this memoir of her conversion, she turns her analytical mind toward the path that leads from darkness to light—from death to life.
Simultaneously encouraging and bracing, she offers a bold testimony to the ongoing power of the gospel—a gospel that can humble and transform even self-assured, accomplished, and secular-minded young professionals like herself.
PRAISE:
“Some topics in Apologetics are not often given the serious treatment they deserve. Ordway is a careful thinker who has, to her credit, found a pastorally sensitive but interesting approach to a pivotal topic. Though this kind of personal topic is often underserved, Ordway has dealt with it in a rigorous way.”
– Dr. John Mark Reynolds, Director of the Torrey Honors Institute and Professor of Philosophy, Biola University. Author of When Athens Met Jerusalem: An Introduction to Classical and Christian Thought.
“An honest fencing with faith effecting an applicable defense of Christianity… a radical journey from atheism to orthodoxy.”
– Rev. Fr. Neal Moquin, S.S.C., Adjunct Professor of Anglican History, Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary.
“[T]he writing is lucid and engaging, as is the narrative itself… it is a great affirmation to believers to witness in the pages of the book the timeless truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the continuing work of the Holy Spirit, and the fellowship of the saints.”
– Dr. Karen Swallow Prior, Chair, Department of English and Modern Languages, Liberty University.
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All the author’s proceeds from this book are being donated to the St. Michael’s by-the-Sea Apologetics Fund.
Dr Holly Ordway came to Christ through reason, in the pursuit of truth. "In your hearts honor Christ as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect" (1 Peter 15).
She writes about her journey from atheism to orthodox Christian faith in her book "Not God's Type: A Rational Academic Finds a Radical Faith" (Moody Publishers).
