Why Faith Isn’t a Leap but a Series of Staggers from One Safe Place to Another
What if faith is not a mere byproduct of cultural factors, but an echo resounding from eternity? Atheists like Richard Dawkins often mock prayer, equating it to calling upon a fairy in the sky. This misunderstanding pervades western society, criticizing those who practice traditional faith as “old fashioned” or “out of touch.”
In A Holy Haunting, Rev. Dr. Sam D. Kim challenges readers to look at faith another way. Unlike many who discredit the power of the spiritual, Dr. Kim sees human consciousness — the soul — as evidence of humanity being forged in the corridors of eternity, before the primordial universe and the Big Bang.
A Holy Haunting befriends the doubter, challenges the churchgoer, and gives fresh vision to our earnest questions. It is a roadmap to discovery and wonder for skeptics and believers alike.
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Morgan James Faith · April 11, 2023
ISBN: 978-1-631959-90-5
208 pages · Paperback & eBook
Foreword by Leighton Ford
Genre & Audience
Nonfiction · Spirituality · Apologetics
Ideal for book clubs, seekers, and believers
Each chapter includes reflection questions
Doctrinal foundations. Kim reframes biblical faith as a lifelong evolutionary longing to make meaning of human existence in light of a higher plane of reality — not a set of beliefs, but an ontological claim about who we are.
Religion in postmodern society. The book confronts the messy reality of faith’s practice — spiritual puberty, deconstruction, the crisis of “spiritual expats,” and the church’s complicated relationship with doubt.
Addressing the skeptic. Kim draws on science, literature, and Scripture to address standard apologetic questions — creation, Jesus’s historical existence, New Testament reliability — with epistemic humility, not hubris.
Faith isn’t opposed to doubt; it is actually part of the process. Faith apart from doubt isn’t faith at all.
Faith is the echo and eternity is the origin.
The invitation of the gospel is a promise of safe harbor for all those who doubt and weep.
At the heart of God there are no liberals or conservatives. He sees only Lost and Found.
The deep calling unto the deep is no other than the voice of God echoing from eternity.
It was far easier for God to remove the stone guarding Jesus’ tomb than the pride guarding my own heart.
“A compelling case for faith for a new generation… the perfect book to give to a friend struggling in their Christian faith or a skeptic questioning its veracity.”
“A generous book to believers and skeptics alike… a patient, thoughtful tour of the questions that haunt us all.”
“Eschews platitudes in favor of a multilayered conversation about faith… What sets Kim’s work apart from other works of spirituality is its depth, intelligence, and flair.”
“Inspiring and intellectually alive… Kim argues that ‘Christianity begins with doubt, not belief’ — and proceeds to make a compelling case that the haunted soul is not a broken one, but a searching one.”
“A nuanced, if not comprehensive, call for revitalization of Christianity’s core messages. Kim writes with empathy, accessible prose, and an eye for the pop-cultural touchstone.”
The Washington Post
“Faith isn’t always linear but is instead sinuous… Kim writes with the care of a pastor and the rigor of a Harvard researcher.”
Kirkus Reviews
“Ideal for book clubs with reflection questions at the end of each chapter… balances traditional theology with openness to reconsidering entrenched positions.”
Englewood Review of Books
“Kim’s generation of apologists pursues similar ends while employing a more nuanced methodology. His tolerance for uncertainty resists the unhealthy dependency on certainty that leaves little room for ambiguity.”
SOLA Network
“A Holy Haunting represents a new generation of apologetics — one that pursues articulating the Christian faith in a more nuanced manner, bridging the gap between faith and science.”