The Art of Disagreeing: How to Keep Calm and Stay Friends in Hard Conversations

In this positive and practical book, Gavin Ortlund looks to the Scriptures to discover a way in which to disagree with others that leads to greater understanding, peace and love–and that shows a watching world something of Jesus.

This is a much-needed message in a society that is losing the ability to disagree well. Whether over politics, religion, culture, or the more everyday issues of normal life, points of view tend to be held with a polarizing intensity. Too often we view disagreements as must-win contests or we simply do our best to avoid them altogether.

Looking to Jesus’ example of courage and kindness, readers will be given a framework for engaging in intense disagreements with a love that furthers relationships instead of hindering them.

So, whether you tend to fight or flee, learn how to keep calm and stay friends–even when you disagree.

Author: Gavin Ortlund
Publisher: Good Book Co
Published: 02/20/2025
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781802541403
ISBN10: 1802541403
BISAC Categories:
– Religion | Christian Living | Personal Growth
– Religion | Christian Living | Spiritual Growth

About the Author
Gavin Ortlund is a pastor, author, speaker, and apologist. He serves as President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. Gavin is the award-winning author of Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t, The Art of Disagreeing, and Finding the Right Hills to Die On. A fellow of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, Gavin is married to Esther and they have five children.