The word deconstruction is everywhere. What it almost never comes with is a framework that helps people question well rather than just question faster. Khalil and Sean welcome Dr. AJ Swoboda, Bible and theology professor at Bushnell University and author of "After Doubt: How to Question Your Faith Without Losing It," for one of the most substantive conversations on deconstruction in the Christian podcast space.

AJ draws a sharp distinction between healthy deconstruction, undoing bad theology in order to follow Jesus more faithfully, and dangerous deconstruction, dismantling faith to justify what you already want to believe. "The goal," he says, "isn't to run away from deconstruction nor to run toward it. The goal is Jesus Christ and nothing less." The episode also unpacks chronological snobbery (C.S. Lewis), the danger of replacing embodied community with social media theology, and why slow theology consistently produces better disciples than reaction-driven theology. This episode features AJ Swoboda discussing faith deconstruction, doubt, and how Christians can question their faith without losing it.

If you or someone you love is questioning their faith and you want a framework that takes the questions seriously without abandoning Jesus, this is the conversation for that.

Recommended Resources:
After Doubt: How to Question Your Faith Without Losing It by AJ Swoboda
Jesus Asked by Conrad Gempf

Related episodes: Confronting the Deconstruction Movement: What Is Actually Happening and How Faithful Communities Respond | 5 Reasons Young People Are Deconstructing Their Faith (And What the Church Can Do About It)

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