The sacred does not require the divine. This is one of the central themes of Doubt, Wisdom, and Communion, a collection of essays by a former Charismatic Christian who became a freethinking atheist before converting to Judaism several decades later. In this book, Joel Newton considers not only how a person might reconcile their atheism with being a Reform Jew by choice but also how they might thrive as a practicing Reform Jew. He shares insights he has gained from experiencing and analyzing the inner conflict that can arise when one embraces a religion but dismisses the religion's God.