It is also a very important post-modern preface to theology. Theology is no longer a matter of arguing for faith as opposed to unbelief. And stringing together some bits and pieces of science, archaeology, and the Bible persuades no one. So Parent rightly begins by outlining nine of the models that thinking people now feel free to explore. After a helpful Introduction we have a chapter each on Alternative Medicine, Gaia, The New Physics, New Age, Near-Death Experiences, Revivalism, Fundamentalism, Liberation Theology, Religious Feminism.
Parent helpfully describes the search, the problems, and possible directions for faith.
I think he could have added a tenth exploration. Most people I know who no longer bother with churchgoing devote themselves to gardening, love of nature and the great outdoors. The chapter on the Gaia hypothesis was alone worth the price of the book for me. I called this a preface to theology because Parent begins with explorations from our human point of view. Which is why relevant theology has to look at four models of the resurrection.