Sarah Bessey on Surviving (and Growing Through) a Faith Crisis

Sarah Bessey on Surviving (and Growing Through) a Faith Crisis

Sarah Bessey has a complicated relationship with the word “deconstruction.” Not because she rejects the idea, but because it sounds too tidy—like something that happens in one clean break, followed by a quick rebuild and a triumphant return to normal. That’s not how it works. “The longer you live into what you hope and believe about God and the world,” she says, “the more you realize this is something you keep doing. It’s not a failure. It’s the…