by Ryan Shook and Josh Shook Ditching secondhand religion.  Discover a firsthand faith of your own. Every person inherits a system of beliefs. Maybe yours came from community, or church, or society, or your parents. But one day you reach a breaking point. You look at the rituals and traditions and worship and theology and it all seems foggy. Foreign. Strange. You wonder why you believe what you believe. If you even believe anymore... Brothers Ryan and Josh Shook reached that breaking point. Their book, Firsthand, is a smart, honest and deeply felt journey that invites you to leave behind handed-down beliefs and find authentic faith. A faith that lets go of how things are supposed to be. A faith that refuses to be defined by expectations or subcultures. [fluidvideo url=http://player.vimeo.com/video/56042442]   Ryan Shook is a filmmaker and blogger.  A graduate of Baylor University, he is married to Sarah, and they live in Los Angeles, California.  Josh Shook is a musician, a song writer, and a graduate of Belmont University.  He lives in Nashville, Tennessee.