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.
Audiobook details
GenreSpirituality and Religion, Philosophy
Length2 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 1, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Faith in a Strange Land
2Dedication
3About the Author
4Introduction
5Chapter 1 – Leaving Home
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6Listening.
7Learning.
8Chapter 2 – A Teacher Crosses the Ocean
9Certainty, again.
10Not silently. Openly.
11No apology.
12Equations. Systems. Logic.
13Balance.
14Just different.
15Only respect.
16Chapter 3 – The America I Imagined
17Like mathematics.
18Faith → Values → Accountability
19Otherwise, what would the words mean?
20Not loudly.
21At least, not immediately.
22Faith → Values → Accountability
23Chapter 4 – The Loud Faith
24The louder the conviction, the clearer the alignment.
25Not yet.
26Strong statements about faith. About morality. About leadership.
27Adjustment.
28Not yet.
29Chapter 5 – The First Inconsistencies
30Not one of us.
31With less scrutiny.
32But persistently.
33But their application… uneven.
34Consistent in its inconsistency.
35But as tension.
36Faith → Values → Accountability
37The rules themselves.
38Not yet.
39Chapter 6 – Selective Morality
40(Rewritten Version)
41“Well, nobody’s perfect.”
42Protection of one’s side.
43Complicated.
44Until people no longer notice the movement.
45Faith → Values → Accountability
46Grief for an illusion slowly disappearing.
47Chapter 7 – When Principles Change Shape
48In application.
49Quietly.
50And behind the comparison, an assumption:
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