Is the deconstruction movement a problem to be solved, or, as my guest today suggests, is this movement a prophetic voice resisting a distorted gospel?

Welcome to the Roy's Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and restoring the church.

I'm Julie Roy's. And joining me today

is New Testament scholar and author Scott McKnight, whose recent book challenges a popular narrative.

Some have suggested that those who are deconstructing their faith are just doing it because

it's fashionable or sexy. Or they're just malcontents who want to complain about Christians

in the church. But Scott says that's not true. Most of those who are deconstructing aren't moving

away from Jesus. They're moving toward Jesus. And many emerge with their faith intact, though it may

look different than it did before. Rather than shunning these people, the church should be

leaning in and listening to them. I'll get to my conversation with Scott in just a moment,

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