Land of My Sojourn: The Landscape of a Faith Lost and Found

Reviewed by:

Julie-Allyson Ieron, author/Bible teacher/worship minister
WomenCareForAgingParents.com

Book Title:

Land of My Sojourn: The Landscape of a Faith Lost and Found

Author:

Mike Cosper

Publisher:

InterVarsity Press

http://InterVarsity Press

Release Date:

February 2024

Format:

Paperback

Length:

156 pages

OVERVIEW

Mike Cosper opens Land of My Sojourn at his point of great disillusionment brought on by experiences in his pastorate and his work with a parachurch organization. He is emotionally bruised, and he is exhausted. Former colleagues have voiced a variety of responses to his crisis of faith. In fact, many have wounded him deeply.

Through the pages, he examines the seamy side that can accompany work in the 21st-century Christian world. He grapples with the church’s troubled witness, what he sees as a crisis of leadership, and even the abuse and coverups that have plagued public ministries in recent years. Spoiler alert: he does emerge with a stronger faith, while acknowledging that many of his fellow journeyers have not been able to piece their personal faith back together.

Sojourn, in the title, is a play on Mike Cosper’s role as a founding pastor of Sojourn Church in Louisville, KY. He now is a writer about Christianity in a post-Christian culture and directs podcasting for Christianity Today.

ASSESSMENT

Rating (1 to 5):

5

Suggested Audience:

Serious thinkers who aren’t opposed to learning about diverse viewpoints and examining their faith intelligently.

Christian Impact:

A gutsy, honest journey into re-establishing biblical faith despite devastating actions by some who call themselves Christians.

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