Mid-Faith Crisis: Finding a Path Through Doubt, Disillusionment, & Dead Ends with Catherine McNiel & Jason Hague
About this episode
The episode explores navigating spiritual doubt and disillusionment with insights from Catherine McNiel and Jason Hague.
What happens when the confident, inherited faith you've relied on suddenly fractures? Many believers eventually hit a wall where doubt, suffering, or church hurt make everything they thought they knew feel like it's dissolving. Navigating this disillusionment isn't a sign of failure. It is often a deeply normal, expected part of the spiritual lifecycle that is rarely talked about openly. In this episode of Nuance, host Case Thorp sits down with Catherine McNiel and Jason Hague, co-authors of the book Mid-Faith Crisis . Catherine and Jason unpack the difference between toxic spiritual environments and normal human failing, the danger of bringing consumer-culture expectations into our theology, and how to survive the inevitable valleys of faith. Drawing on their pastoral and personal experiences, they provide a roadmap for believers who feel stuck, showing that the path to true spiritual maturity often requires moving past easy answers and learning to sit in the sanctuary of God's presence. From releasing unrealistic expectations to understanding the spiritual rhythms of consolation and desolation, Catherine and Jason help modern believers see how pressing through the darkness…
People in this episode
Host: Case Thorp
Guests: Catherine McNiel, Jason Hague
Topics covered
- spiritual doubt
- disillusionment
- faith journey
- toxic environments
- spiritual maturity
- consumer culture
Keywords
- faith crisis
- spirituality
- church hurt
- personal experiences
- resilient faith
- consolation
- desolation
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Mid-Faith Crisis
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