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Stumbling

Stumbling

A Sassy Memoir about Coming Out of Evangelicalism

Brandon Flanery

As millions exit the church due to its politics and its treatment of LGBTQ+ people, Brandon Flanery brings us Stumbling: A Sassy Memoir about Coming Out of Evangelicalism to give us a glimpse into why he and others are leaving and to bring us the hope he’s found on the other side.

Stumbling by Brandon Flanery
jaded

unbelieve

poems on the journey to becoming a heretic

Marla Taviano

In unbelieve, Marla Taviano—author, single mom, and former very-good-Christian-girl who had all the answers—welcomes you into a space where you can let it all out, let it all go, and start heading in brave new directions. And she’ll be right there beside you on your journey.

Unbelieve Marla Taviano
Cradled in the Arms of Compassion

Cradled in the Arms of Compassion

A Spiritual Journey from Trauma to Recovery

Frank Rogers Jr., PhD

Cradled in the Arms of Compassion is at once a narrative account of transformation and a spiritual memoir that details the survivor’s journey. It's an extraordinary application of imaginative meditation that readers and practitioners will find utterly fascinating.

Cradled in the Arms of Compassion
Giving Up God

Giving Up God

Resurrecting a Spirituality of Love and Wonder

Sarah Henn Hayward

So many of use wonder, is God really real? If we pursue our questions, what might we find? While the church seems to be shutting out those with questions, Sarah Henn Hayward shows us how to go beyond handed-down religion and resurrect a spirituality of love and wonder.

Giving Up God
Faith Doesn't Erase Grief

Faith Doesn't Erase Grief

Embracing the Experience and Finding Hope

Kate J. Meyer, MDiv, LPC

The grieving process is part of being human, but far too often, grievers are rushed into rejoicing that their loved one is in heaven. It is time for a better way to acknowledge that you can struggle with grief and still love God.

Faith Doesn't Define Grief
jaded

jaded

a poetic reckoning with white evangelical christian indoctrination

Marla Taviano

For those of us who are picking up pieces of life and faith and figuring out how to heal and move forward, jaded is a collection of poems—short, thoughtful, brave, and spicy—about getting stuff off our chests.

jaded by Marla Taviano
After Evangelicalism Group Study Guide

After Evangelicalism Group Study Guide

The Path to a New Christianity

David Gushee, Study Guide written by Steve Watson

As one of America’s leading public scholars on the issues in religion today, David Gushee’s After Evangelicalism shines a light on the path forward. The After Evangelicalism Group Study Guide encourages people to read and reflect together on Christianity after evangelicalism.

After Evangelicalism Group Study Guide
Asian American Apostate

Asian American Apostate

Losing Religion and Finding Myself at an Evangelical University

R. Scott Okamoto

R. Scott Okamoto had no idea just what his job as an English teacher at an evangelical Christian college would show him—the bigotry he experienced as an Asian American, the faux intellectualism he fought as a teacher—or how much it would spur him to discover who he was.

Asian American Apostate
Amen?

Amen?

Questions for a God I Hope Exists

Julia Rocchi

From a place of vulnerability comes Amen?, a collection of personal prayers and essays for practicing penitents and devoted doubters. With fresh imagery and prose to help you pause, this book encourages us to ask questions, invite joy, and grapple with mystery.

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Intersexion

Intersexion

A Story of Faith, Identity, and Authenticity

Cynthia Vacca Davis

Intersexion is a life-giving true story about choosing between social acceptance or health, fear or authenticity—as a sexual minority, ally, or asker of difficult questions. It’s a book for anyone who finds themselves at intersections by no choice of our own.

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Bring It Home

Bring It Home

The Adventure of Finding Yourself after Being Lost in Religion

Matt Kendziera

Bring It Home offers engaging, funny, and touching stories of rediscovering yourself after being lost in too much religion. Digging up what has been buried can be the most thrilling adventure.

Bring It Home by Matt Kendziera
Help Trauma

Help, I'm Dealing with Trauma

Real Talk, Real Encouragement, and Real Healing

Lemuel R.T. Blackett

What does trauma look like in your life, and what do you do about it? In Help, I’m Dealing with Trauma, Lemuel R.T. Blackett reveals uncensored, real-life experiences, and reminds you of the power of resiliency, faith, getting help, and believing in yourself.

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Hope in the 2020s

Hope in the 2020s

Encouragement for Our Time

Multiple Contributors

How do we find hope in a time such as this? In Hope in the 2020s: Encouragement for Our Time, you’ll discover hope amid hopelessness. Each of the spiritual storytellers, thinkers, and practitioners offer an antidote, an idea, or some action step that moves you forward and helps you discover real hope.

Hope in the 2020s
Lost Faith and Wandering Souls

Lost Faith and Wandering Souls

A Psychology of Disillusionment, Mourning, and the Return of Hope

David Morris, PhD

Lost Faith and Wandering Souls acknowledges the identity crisis of our time and the power of the psychological journey. By looking beneath the surface at deeper dynamics, it shows a way to mourn our losses so we can move to a healthier spirituality.

Lost Faith and Wandering Souls
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