Faith Unquestioned? Not a faith!

As I began to read The Violent Bear it Away, I became very excited, because I can tell that this book is truly going to explore the questions and doubt associated with the Christian faith. Having grown up in a very conservative and closed-minded Southern Baptist tradition, I have personally wrangled and wrestled with my faith in God many times, and often intellect and reason wins the battle. I can see that "the nephew" and schoolteacher in this novel represents that side of me, while the old man and his blind, relentless faith in God represents the other, and perhaps what I wish I could have. It will be very interesting for me to see these two opposing viewpoints, and these two characters and their influences, hash it out in this novel. I wonder who will win, intellect or faith?