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This is our invitation in a world gone mad. And yet, for the sake of his soul, for the sake of God’s people, and for the good of the city, he refused to bow to Haman. He had nothing to gain from revealing his Jewishness and refusing to bow he only had something to lose. In each case, they deliberately took steps to put themselves in harm’s way. Mordecai and Esther highlight the difference between vulnerability and victimhood.

At its best, it means putting ourselves in harm’s way for the sake of others. Vulnerability, on the other hand, is about putting ourselves in harm’s way.

A call to spiritual awakening and to faith and courage in an age of malaise and apathy, Faith Among the Faithless is an invitation to remembrance and presence, knowing that in our dark times God may be hidden, but he is never absent.If we can define ourselves as victims, we can leverage the past to demonize our opponents in the present and accomplish our goals.

A story of sex, ego, and revenge, the book of Esther reveals a world where God seems absent from everyday life-a world not unlike our own.įaith Among the Faithless helps readers see themselves in the very human character of Esther, discovering that like her we have an enemy who plots against us. Far from the gentle cartoon stories we heard in Sunday school, the book of Esther is a brutal tale of people assimilated into a pluralistic, pagan society who discover its murderous underbelly and turn to God in a moment of courage and crisis. How can Christianity survive in a secular world? How can Christians live without compromise in an increasingly hostile society? And what if we have already been shaped by the culture around us in harmful, soul-destroying ways?įaith Among the Faithless provides answers by drawing parallels between our world and the story of Esther. Acclaimed writer and pastor Mike Cosper provides Christians with a surprising guide for living in a secular culture by looking at the story of Esther-a tale of evil, awakened faith, and hope of good in a world where God seems absent.