There are all kinds of negative terms to describe the process of re-examining what it means to be a Christian: Deconstruction. Exvangelical. A crisis of faith. What if we approached this more positively? Marty Solomon says deconstruction can be a vibrant, beautiful, and compelling reconstruction process. Solomon and Reed Dent’s 2026 book The Gospel of Being Human: How Asking Better Questions of the Bible Reveals Who We Are invites readers on a journey of curiosity. In this conversation, host Karen Stiller and Solomon discuss things like how curiosity makes us better; what the Bible says about life before death and not just life after death; why Jesus had to die; and, of course, how to respond to the deconstructors we know and love.

Marty Solomon is the President of Impact Campus Ministries and the host of the BEMA podcast.

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