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Surviving Religion 101: Letters to a Christian Student on Keeping the Faith in College

Surviving Religion 101: Letters to a Christian Student on Keeping the Faith in College

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  • Author：Michael J. Kruger
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Reflections on Keeping Your Faith in College

Preparing for college is exciting for young adults--but are they truly prepared for the intellectual challenges they will face in and out of the classroom？ College is not just a time filled with new and formative experiences; it can also be an intense season of testing for a young Christian's faith。

Writing in the form of a letter to his college-age daughter， biblical scholar Michael Kruger reflects on some of the biggest stumbling blocks Christian students often encounter at secular universities。 Answering questions such as How can Christianity be the only right religion？; How can we know the Bible is really from God？; and Wouldn't a loving God save everyone？， Kruger offers biblical， theological， and logical support for the Christian faith and provides students with the tools to navigate these challenging topics。 College students wrestling with these issues will be encouraged to find security in God's unfailing word even in the face of difficult questions。

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Christian Barrett ，

This book from Kruger is filled with personal letters to his daughter as she experiences the life of a Christian on a secular college campus。 This book smoothly works through different objections to the Christian faith， and articulates how one may hold fast to the gospel when the world seems so opposed。 This book also provides some short apologetic arguments that may be helpful those in and outside of college as well。 I believe that this is a book that could easily be given to a student going in This book from Kruger is filled with personal letters to his daughter as she experiences the life of a Christian on a secular college campus。 This book smoothly works through different objections to the Christian faith， and articulates how one may hold fast to the gospel when the world seems so opposed。 This book also provides some short apologetic arguments that may be helpful those in and outside of college as well。 I believe that this is a book that could easily be given to a student going into college，a student in college， and a student leaving college。 。。。more

Lacey ，

*I received this book from Crossway in exchange for a review。Michael J。 Kruger has come up with a great approach for this conversation。 Each topic/chapter is addressed as a letter to his daughter who is in college。 This book would be a great gift for parents of high school and college kids along with the kids too。His approach is kind and caring。 He gives ideas for addressing questions that we don't always know the answers to。 Each chapter would be a great foundation for parents to have conversat *I received this book from Crossway in exchange for a review。Michael J。 Kruger has come up with a great approach for this conversation。 Each topic/chapter is addressed as a letter to his daughter who is in college。 This book would be a great gift for parents of high school and college kids along with the kids too。His approach is kind and caring。 He gives ideas for addressing questions that we don't always know the answers to。 Each chapter would be a great foundation for parents to have conversations about before sending their children off into the world。Questions like， are my professors right because they are smart， how can we say that Christianity is the right religion， wouldn't God save everyone since he is love， and more about science， miracles， and evil。 These topics are the ones that I currently see my peers struggling with。 We're in our 30s and I've suggested this book to them to help with the struggles they are having。I would recommend this book to anyone having questions about their faith and comprehending Christianity better。 。。。more

Mariale & Pieter Dros ，

I like the concept of the book。 It's a book for young christian who are going to college。 It's a collection of letters that Michael Kruger wrote to his daughter to help her to be ready for all the challenges it means to be a christian in a secular world， giving her advices and encouraging her with a healthy biblical view to keep walking in faith and trusting in the Lord。 Its beautiful to see his father's hearts thought the book。 It's written in the context of the USA culture and college life in I like the concept of the book。 It's a book for young christian who are going to college。 It's a collection of letters that Michael Kruger wrote to his daughter to help her to be ready for all the challenges it means to be a christian in a secular world， giving her advices and encouraging her with a healthy biblical view to keep walking in faith and trusting in the Lord。 Its beautiful to see his father's hearts thought the book。 It's written in the context of the USA culture and college life in the USA。 This may be different in others part of the world like in Europe where christianity is a minority and our kids start to experience some of this challenges since elementary school and the culture is quite different， even though this different culture， this book will be a great way to prepare young Christians for college experience in whatever part of the world。 It has a good content。 It will helpful also for parents to read it 。。。more

Claudia ，

Allow me to preface this review with a bit of background information。 I am not the target audience for this book。 I am not a young adult going away to college who was raised in a Christian household nor am I a Christian parent sending my child out into the secular world。 I am a Christian， but not a fundamentalist or evangelical。 So， I do not believe this book was aimed at me。 However， I am an educator， and university life was a major part of my younger years。 Pun intended。 I enjoyed the style of Allow me to preface this review with a bit of background information。 I am not the target audience for this book。 I am not a young adult going away to college who was raised in a Christian household nor am I a Christian parent sending my child out into the secular world。 I am a Christian， but not a fundamentalist or evangelical。 So， I do not believe this book was aimed at me。 However， I am an educator， and university life was a major part of my younger years。 Pun intended。 I enjoyed the style of this book。 The letters from dad to a young woman were lovely to read。 The author is apparently very knowledgeable about the subject of church history。 I have never read him before， but his credentials are impressive。 This is an easy， entertaining read that made me stop and think in certain instances。 Some of the author's arguments are compelling。 Others， less so。 I cannot give an opinion on someone else's beliefs or family values， so anyone who reads this will have to make their own decision about the actual content。 Something that bothered me personally was the author's use of quotes for C。 S。 Lewis as， well， gospel。 I am not familiar with C。 S。 Lewis's credentials in religious thought and am not concerned enough to look them up。 I was also bothered by the author pulling examples from pop culture。 Supposedly， he is asking his daughter to recall these references they experienced together。 For me， they amounted to generational filler。 He included a 3 paragraph except from one of the Lord of the Rings books。 I read that one as a kid， but I would not choose it as material for a religious discussion。 As a reader， I would have rather read personal anecdotes from the author's own experiences with his family。 That is why I knocked the rating down from what might have been 4 stars。 I do not favor pop culture as a substitute for original ideas。 Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more

E ，

Don't let the title fool you--this book is not only for nineteen-year-olds。 It's an excellent look at many apologetic concerns from one the church's best scholars of early Christianity （that background comes in especially helpful when discussing canon and other issues）。 But the book is far from dry or detached。 Kruger is also a pastor （as well as the president of one of the country's best seminaries， RTS Charlotte） who happens to have a daughter who just went away to college at UNC--thus this is Don't let the title fool you--this book is not only for nineteen-year-olds。 It's an excellent look at many apologetic concerns from one the church's best scholars of early Christianity （that background comes in especially helpful when discussing canon and other issues）。 But the book is far from dry or detached。 Kruger is also a pastor （as well as the president of one of the country's best seminaries， RTS Charlotte） who happens to have a daughter who just went away to college at UNC--thus this is very real for him。 There is some overlap with another book， Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion， but both are more than worthwhile。Christians need to learn confidence in their faith despite the onslaught of today's skeptical and hateful culture。 They need to learn the difference between good doubt and sinful disbelief。 They need to be prepared to give an answer for their hope。 This book could help many make great strides to those ends。 。。。more

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