denotes something much more dynamic and active—a life lived in a trust relationship with God. This active faith certainly rests on sound belief, but it cannot be summed up by “cognitive assent” (James 2:14–26). The stance of “faith-equals-creed” remains a danger for anyone who rightly places a great deal of emphasis on doctrine. (3) Both those sympathetic and those hostile to religion can misunderstand faith as a blind leap into the unknown.30 Many moderns, for example, misunderstand faith as the