There is much eloquence to this book, written by a poet in proses, searching the limits of language to talk about his faith. Raised by a conservative Christian family (maybe in the Pentecostal tradition). Upon going to college, he embraced agnosticism and a love for poetry. Then he has cancer and is faced with his own mortality to such a degree that all pretense is lost. Faith once again begins to grow. 
 He came to believe that facing death is not the time to hold stubbornly to unexamined beliefs. However, his impending death did not push him to God out of fear of self preservation. But the experience gave him a clarity and focus that he otherwise lacked. His faith was lying dormant after years of self neglect. The near death experience served as a catalyst to continue on the journey. His journey did not lead him back to the faith of his childhood, but to a faith that was evolving, as all real faith must innately do. 
 The thoughts seemed a bit random at times in the telling of his story, almost as if you were witnessing the actual thought processes. I freely confess that I did not always "get it". He was carrying me too deep into his thoughts and I didn't feel I had the grasp of the depth of his inner knowledge to totally comprehend. There were times I likened the readings to struggling thru a heavily thickened forest, with the sun so hidden you could not navigate. But then you would burst out into a clearing and witness an amazing sunset or rainbow and my heart would plunge toward God. 
 His theology seemed a bit fuzzy to me but I got the idea it was still a little fuzzy to him, so I didn't get too concerned. He doesn't seem to feel comfortable tying his faith to the idea of historical Christianity. However he does see value in the historic approach. He struggled most with resurrection of Jesus and found solace in the thought of it. His ideas of atonement seemed a bit skewed. I don't want to say too much about this because I don't think he was really trying to preach any particular view, just express some of his struggles and opinions. Jesus is clearly the focus of his faith toward God. 
 It is a refreshing insight to a postmodern man's journey of faith. I thank him for sharing, by it I was enriched.