Mid-Faith Crisis: Doubt, Deconstruction, and Finding Your Way Back (Catherine McNiel + Jason Hague)

Описание: What do you do when questions you never wanted suddenly hit you? When prayer feels different, church feels complicated, and faith stops working the way it used to?

In this episode, we talk with Catherine McNiel and Jason Hague, co-authors of Mid-Faith Crisis: Finding a Path Through Doubt, Disillusionment, and Dead Ends. We explore how “mid-faith crisis” differs from culture-war “deconstruction,” why faith is not the same as certainty, and how lament can become a doorway to resilient discipleship instead of cynicism.

Topics include:
What a “mid-faith crisis” is (and why it’s more common than you think)
Questioning in faith vs. a questioning faith
Lament, anger at God, and the fear of “going too far”
Church hurt and how to take small steps toward healing
Why the next step matters more than having the whole roadmap

** I introduce this as a Faithful Politics Podcast episode, though it is a Faith Roundtable.

Guest links (Catherine McNiel)
Website: https://catherinemcniel.com/
Instagram:   / catherinemcniel  
Substack: https://catherinemcniel.substack.com/
Facebook:   / catherinemcnielwrites  

Guest links (Jason Hague)
Website: https://www.jasonhague.com/
Instagram:   / jasonhaguewriter  

Faithful Politics / Host links
Josh Burtram (Instagram):   / jkburtram  
Faithful Politics (Website): https://www.faithfulpolitics.us/
Faithful Politics (YouTube):    / faithfulpoliticspodcast  
Faithful Politics (Instagram):   / faithful_politics  
Faithful Politics (Substack): https://faithfulpolitics.substack.com/
Faithful Politics (Facebook):   / faithfulpoliticspodcast  

If you know someone walking through doubt, disillusionment, or a dead-end season, share this episode with them.

#MidFaithCrisis #FaithCrisis #Deconstruction #Doubt #Lament #ChurchHurt #ChristianDiscipleship #FaithfulPolitics

Chapters
00:00 Intro Hook + Bumper
03:17 Introduction to Mid-Faith Crisis
05:27 Understanding Mid-Faith Crisis
09:16 Normalizing the Crisis
12:36 Personal Stories of Faith
18:22 The Process of Crisis
20:14 Impact of Major Crises
23:20 Advice for Those in Crisis
29:05 Navigating Doubt in Faith
30:16 The Misconception of Faith and Certainty
32:04 Processing Anger Towards God
33:53 Wrestling with God: The Struggle of Faith
35:42 Questioning Faith vs. Questioning in Faith
39:13 Authenticity vs. Reverence in Prayer
44:59 Healing from Church Hurt
49:13 Taking Steps Towards Faith Again

00:00 Bumper + Intro Hook
03:17 Introduction to Mid-Faith Crisis
05:27 Understanding Mid-Faith Crisis
09:16 Normalizing the Crisis
12:36 Personal Stories of Faith
18:22 The Process of Crisis
20:14 Impact of Major Crises
23:20 Advice for Those in Crisis
29:05 Navigating Doubt in Faith
30:16 The Misconception of Faith and Certainty
32:04 Processing Anger Towards God
33:53 Wrestling with God: The Struggle of Faith
35:42 Questioning Faith vs. Questioning in Faith
39:13 Authenticity vs. Reverence in Prayer
44:59 Healing from Church Hurt
49:13 Taking Steps Towards Faith Again