The Wrestler
A Novel
- Fiction
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
One day during his high school gym class, Matt Lindley must wrestle a new student named Ben Cameron. Matt holds his own in the hard-fought bout, then learns that Cameron is a star on the school wrestling team. Over a year later, during college, Matt is even more astonished to discover that Ben has become a Christian like himself. In the ensuing years of visits and letter-writing, Ben inspires Matthew's faith while upending his ideas about the Bible, church, and spiritual experience. Told with honesty, compassion, and humor, The Wrestler is the story of a young man's post-evangelical faith journey and the unlikely friendship that pushes him to grapple with God.
Endorsements (2)
“The Wrestler is a brief novel, but it packs a punch. It is a religious novel, but one that isn’t sentimental or cynical. It is a searingly honest account of two friends who undertake the strenuous, joyous labor of seeking God’s face. Read this book—grapple with it—and it will surely bless you.”
“What defines a life of faith? While people across the spectrum of theological persuasions and lived experience offer a variety of responses, David Heddendorf invites the reader to observe the unfolding of answers and the compounding of questions which arise and intersect in personal existence and unlikely friendship. With honesty and intimacy, The Wrestler pulls one onto the mat where doubt and certainty contend with each other for peace amid struggle, like Jacob with God.”
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