Length2h 11m
About this audiobook
Faith in a Strange Land is a reflective literary novel about an African mathematics teacher who immigrates to America and gradually struggles with the gap between public faith and moral consistency. As he observes politics, religion, and modern culture, he begins questioning whether integrity still matters in a world where principles are often applied selectively. Thoughtful and deeply human, the book explores faith, identity, and the quiet search for personal integrity beyond political and cultural illusions.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion, Philosophy
Length2 hrs 11 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 1, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Faith in a Strange Land
67Awareness.
2Dedication
68A commitment.
3About the Author
69In the space between one thought and the next.
4Introduction
70Faith. Truth. Standing firm.
5Chapter 1 – Leaving Home
71But position.
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6Listening.
72“About things… in general.”
7Learning.
73“Yes,” I said. “Sometimes.”
8Chapter 2 – A Teacher Crosses the Ocean
74Not always.
9Certainty, again.
75Chapter 10 – Is Faith Political or Personal?
10Not silently. Openly.
76No humility.
11No apology.
77Balanced expressions.
12Equations. Systems. Logic.
78Predictable relationships.
13Balance.
79Truly, I did.
14Just different.
80Not because I doubted God.
15Only respect.
81But structurally.
16Chapter 3 – The America I Imagined
82Faith → Values → Accountability
17Like mathematics.
83Slowly.
18Faith → Values → Accountability
84Chapter 11 – The Silence of Certainty
19Otherwise, what would the words mean?
85Quick opinions. Immediate judgments. Instant certainty.
20Not loudly.
86But internally.
21At least, not immediately.
87Too immediate.
22Faith → Values → Accountability
88Public arguments. Political loyalty. Cultural identity. Performative certainty.
23Chapter 4 – The Loud Faith
89All of it.
24The louder the conviction, the clearer the alignment.
90I no longer needed political movements to function as moral systems.
25Not yet.
91Or toward humility.
26Strong statements about faith. About morality. About leadership.
92Onto me.
27Adjustment.
93Chapter 12 – The Teacher’s Question
28Not yet.
94Just less surprise.
29Chapter 5 – The First Inconsistencies
95More difficult.
30Not one of us.
96Too much.
31With less scrutiny.
97Almost gently.
32But persistently.
98The loss of personal responsibility.
33But their application… uneven.
99Then I nodded.
34Consistent in its inconsistency.
100Not admiration for public figures.
35But as tension.
101Not tribal loyalty.
36Faith → Values → Accountability
102Chapter 13 – Rebuilding Without Illusion
37The rules themselves.
103Always.
38Not yet.
104Especially sincere people.
39Chapter 6 – Selective Morality
105More patience.
40(Rewritten Version)
106Consistent.
41“Well, nobody’s perfect.”
107Understanding.
42Protection of one’s side.
108More durable.
43Complicated.
109Yes.
44Until people no longer notice the movement.
110Chapter 14 – A Different Kind of Believer
45Faith → Values → Accountability
111But as responsibility.
46Grief for an illusion slowly disappearing.
112But calmer.
47Chapter 7 – When Principles Change Shape
113But gentler in judgment.
48In application.
114Real humility.
49Quietly.
115Now?
50And behind the comparison, an assumption:
116Acceptance without surrender.
51Context.
117Nothing extraordinary.
52Not one of us.
118“Yes.”
53More absolutely.
119Freer from illusion.
54Visible and invisible.
120“Yes?”
55Faith → Values → Accountability
121Chapter 15 – The Quiet Mathematics of Integrity
56On consistency.
122Respectfully.
57Chapter 8 – The Equation Stops Balancing
123A visible relationship between belief and action.
58Too predictable.
124And sincerity matters.
59Reliable.
125The other seeks victory.
60Not evenly.
126Respect. Belonging. Comfort. Certainty.
61But about myself.
127Noise replaces depth.
62More difficult.
128But foundational.
63But consistent.
129A different kind of faith.
64Chapter 9 – Private Doubts in a Public World
130Quietly. Individually. Persistently.
65Not as a rejection of faith.
131Chapter 131
66Now, I hesitated.
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