Deconstruction Books

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Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 63 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.25 — 39,933 ratings — published 2020
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Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.22 — 24,919 ratings — published 2015
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The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.38 — 17,561 ratings — published 2021
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Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free Pure: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Shamed a Generation of Young Women and How I Broke Free (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.17 — 6,203 ratings — published 2018
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The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It The Bible Tells Me So: Why Defending Scripture Has Made Us Unable to Read It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,878 ratings — published 2014
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The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs The Sin of Certainty: Why God Desires Our Trust More Than Our "Correct" Beliefs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.25 — 4,415 ratings — published 2016
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Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.39 — 17,284 ratings — published 2018
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You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity You Are Your Own: A Reckoning with the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity (ebook)
by (shelved 28 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,633 ratings — published 2019
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Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex) Shameless: A Case for Not Feeling Bad About Feeling Good (About Sex)
by (shelved 25 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.20 — 8,717 ratings — published 2019
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The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 24 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,400 ratings — published 2024
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The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For and Believe The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For and Believe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.45 — 9,471 ratings — published 2019
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Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving Their Religion (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.32 — 827 ratings — published 1993
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#ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing #ChurchToo: How Purity Culture Upholds Abuse and How to Find Healing (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.31 — 856 ratings — published 2021
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Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.93 — 20,304 ratings — published 2005
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Evolving in Monkey Town: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask the Questions Evolving in Monkey Town: How a Girl Who Knew All the Answers Learned to Ask the Questions (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.24 — 10,922 ratings — published 2010
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Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.67 — 29,098 ratings — published 2011
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Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,623 ratings — published 2015
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When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High-Control Religion (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,787 ratings — published 2023
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Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible & Why We Don't Know About Them Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible & Why We Don't Know About Them (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.98 — 11,043 ratings — published 2009
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The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.49 — 12,607 ratings — published 2019
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Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women Jesus Feminist: An Invitation to Revisit the Bible's View of Women (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.90 — 12,367 ratings — published 2013
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The God Delusion The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.90 — 282,137 ratings — published 2006
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A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy A Well-Trained Wife: My Escape from Christian Patriarchy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.29 — 30,305 ratings — published 2024
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The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife The Woman They Wanted: Shattering the Illusion of the Good Christian Wife (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,776 ratings — published 2023
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Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,902 ratings — published 2020
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A Year of Biblical Womanhood A Year of Biblical Womanhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.03 — 17,054 ratings — published 2012
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.81 — 115,621 ratings — published 2021
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Finding God in the Waves: How I Lost My Faith and Found It Again Through Science Finding God in the Waves: How I Lost My Faith and Found It Again Through Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.23 — 5,050 ratings — published 2016
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Of Grammatology Of Grammatology (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,336 ratings — published 1967
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Wholehearted Faith Wholehearted Faith (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.41 — 7,564 ratings — published 2021
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,834,235 ratings — published 2018
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God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships God and the Gay Christian: The Biblical Case in Support of Same-Sex Relationships (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,147 ratings — published 2014
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Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.44 — 2,554 ratings — published 2017
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Faith after Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do about It Faith after Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do about It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,782 ratings — published 2021
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White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,195 ratings — published 2021
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How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.10 — 7,662 ratings — published 2014
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Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.13 — 9,324 ratings — published 2006
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Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People (ebook)
by (shelved 11 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.20 — 14,181 ratings — published 2015
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Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding A True Faith Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding A True Faith (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.46 — 3,319 ratings — published 2024
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Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,927 ratings — published 2022
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When Everything's on Fire: Faith Forged from the Ashes When Everything's on Fire: Faith Forged from the Ashes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,165 ratings — published 2021
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Letter to a Christian Nation Letter to a Christian Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.99 — 42,349 ratings — published 2006
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On Her Knees: Memoir of a Prayerful Jezebel On Her Knees: Memoir of a Prayerful Jezebel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,203 ratings — published 2021
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Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.97 — 7,280 ratings — published 2008
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Wayward: A Memoir of Spiritual Warfare and Sexual Purity Wayward: A Memoir of Spiritual Warfare and Sexual Purity (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.39 — 621 ratings — published
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The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.99 — 10,996 ratings — published 1996
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Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church Empty the Pews: Stories of Leaving the Church (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.28 — 450 ratings — published 2019
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Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.31 — 7,547 ratings — published 2012
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S.D.  Hagen
“A timely and necessary guide for anyone caught between religion and non-belief.

There is a third path -- guided by reason, grounded in nature, and open to discovery.”
S.D. Hagen, An Alternative to Believing in Nothing: Deism for the 21st Century

“The goal is not to tear down the church, but to free you from an imitation of it.”
Robert G. Callahan II, Fire in the Whole: Embracing Our Righteous Anger with White Christianity and Reclaiming Our Wholeness

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