Growing Up Christian: A Search for a Reasonable Faith in America’s Heartland by Stanley David Williams Ph.D

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Growing Up Christian: Searching for a Reasonable Faith in the Heartland of America is a memoir of the author’s experiences growing up with the peculiarities found in American Christianity. It has been described as “pure Americana.”

As a young man confused by the multitude of Christian denominations and their disagreements with each other—each claiming to be the caretaker of truth—the author traces his odd and sometimes humorous journey of faith. From a little boy seeking adventure, to a denomination-hopping man crisscrossing America’s Christian landscape, Stan Williams searched for a spiritual home that embraced both the faith of his fathers and the reason of natural law.