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But in an age of secularism, scepticism, and cynicism, our worldviews have been shaken. Various solutions exist—some double down on certainty, while others deconstruct their faith until there is nothing left at all. But Brian Zahnd offers a third way: what is needed is not a \u003ci\u003edemolition\u003c\/i\u003e but instead a \u003ci\u003erenovation\u003c\/i\u003e of faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with personal and pastoral experience, Zahnd extends an invitation to move beyond the crisis of faith toward the journey of reconstruction. As the world rapidly changes in ways that feel incompatible with Christianity, \u003ci\u003eWhen Everything's on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e provides much-needed hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA stronger, more confident faith is possible when it is grounded in the beauty and truth of Christ. 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This slow and steady progression of a deeper Christian faith that draws us nearer to God—a \"pilgrimage of the soul\"—fosters in us a love for both the heavenly \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e the earthly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor too long, the conversation about heaven has been caught between two extremes. On one hand, there is the shallow \"escapist\" theology that reduces salvation to a reservation for the afterlife, unconcerned with God's good earth or issues of justice in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the other hand, many of us have overcorrected, hyperfocusing on the here and now and losing sight of the spiritual reality beyond—a fatal mistake if our Christianity is to have a compelling message in the twenty-first century. 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