Questioning Christianity Led Me Out of the Faith
Submitted by Roxanne Kang
I had always been a good girl. A goody-two-shoes. As typical of Korean American families, I grew up in a Korean Presbyterian church, which I attended through childhood. In college, I rebelled a bit and did not attend for a while until finally finding myself back at church towards the end of my schooling. After graduating, I church hopped eventually ending up in an Evangelical Covenant Church. I enjoyed that church: the modern, Hillsong-inspired worship, the diverse, young congregation, and pastors who were entertaining and insightful. It was evangelicalism wrapped up in palatable, hipster packaging.
In my early 30s, a Christian friend of mine invited me to a series of talks called “Questioning Christianity” led by the pastor Tim Keller, former head of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York. I realized that I did not know much about my own faith and wanted to hear Keller talk. Many of my Christian friends idolized Keller and read all of his New York Times bestselling books. The purpose of these talks was to cumulatively lead you to the conclusion that Christianity was the one true religion. I listened intently during each session but realized that Tim Keller was only raising more questions. Questions that I did not know the answers to. Some small groups spun off the talks, and I joined one. Every week we…
