Chris Haw

From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart: Rekindling My Love for Catholicism is a book of Christian apologetics by Haw that documents his transitions from Catholicism to evangelicalism and back again.^[9] The book was published by Ave Maria Press in 2012.^[10] The first half of the book is autobiographical, while the second half is a defense against evangelical criticisms of Catholicism.^[1]

William T. Cavanaugh, who teaches Catholic studies at DePaul University, wrote the afterword for the book.^[3] In a National Catholic Reporter review, Tom Roberts compares From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart to Kaya Oakes' Radical Reinvention: An Unlikely Return to the Catholic Church, calling them both "very smart books".^[2]Fox News Channel interviewed Haw about From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart.^[11] In his book Reborn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism & Conscience, Logan Mehl-Laituri writes about From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart, saying that he "cannot recommend it highly enough".^[12] A Publishers Weekly reviewer suggests that the book will interest Protestants and Catholics alike because it provides an opportunity for both groups to learn and reflect on their spiritual lives.^[13] LaVonne Neff, in The Christian Century, says that "Haw does an exceptionally fine job of uniting theology, personal narrative and contemporary social realities".^[14]

In 2018, Haw was hired as a theology professor at the University of Scranton.