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More Lost Than Found by Jared Herd attempts to reach out to the "lost" generation of young Christians who've abandoned the church.  Pastor Herd does a good job of accurately stating the problem that the church at large has become aware of:  young people are leaving the church in droves.  Herd complains of the disconnect between the church and culture.  His style is breezy and fresh, engaging the young thinkers of today.  As with most in the Emergent movement, Herd fails to give a sound and satisfying answer that the doubter can sink his teeth into.  Rather than give solid black-and-white answers, Herd opts for hailing the bravery of doubters and philosophizes about theological issues in a hesitant way, ie. most of his responses begin with "Maybe..." as he suggests another way to look at the issue at hand.  The tentativeness of his "maybe" responses encapsulates the overall tone of the book.  I would find it difficult to recommend this book to a member of its target audience: the lost, disillusioned young ex-church members.  I'm afraid it's ambiguity over-sympathizes with their doubt and disillusionment and fails to wholeheartedly convince.

More Lost Than Found was provided to me complimentary of BookSneeze.