I would very likely have ceased being a Christian if I hadn’t realized that I had been taught a particularly narrow version of Christianity and that there were intelligent Christians who didn’t subscribe to many of the teachings that were presented to me as nonnegotiable. These Christians had understandings that were informed by their knowledge of science and history and literature. Through them, I learned that the battle I had imagined between science and religion was not even much of a fight within broader Christian circles, that there were deeper and better-informed ways of understanding Jesus and his mission than those I had heard, and that teachings I had found morally objectionable were not inevitable products of accepting biblical revelation. My philosophical reflection also led me to realize that I needed some kind of big story to guide my life, and in the end, I found the Christian story more compelling than any other secular or religious alternative.