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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 67 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.24 — 43,462 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 46 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.22 — 25,300 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 — 18,563 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 35 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.16 — 6,348 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 35 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.22 — 6,006 ratings — published 2014
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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 32 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.39 — 17,735 ratings — published 2018
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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 32 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.25 — 4,560 ratings — published 2016
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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 31 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,663 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 27 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.33 — 847 ratings — published 1993
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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 26 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,872 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 25 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.45 — 9,890 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 — 8,835 ratings — published 2019
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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 23 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.67 — 29,317 ratings — published 2011
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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 22 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.94 — 20,821 ratings — published 2005
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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 4.30 — 894 ratings — published 2021
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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 4.25 — 11,065 ratings — published 2010
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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 20 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,669 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 18 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,912 ratings — published 2023
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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 18 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.90 — 12,535 ratings — published 2013
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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 17 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.28 — 36,699 ratings — published 2024
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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 3.99 — 11,268 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 — 12,872 ratings — published 2019
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A Year of Biblical Womanhood A Year of Biblical Womanhood (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.03 — 17,228 ratings — published 2012
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The God Delusion The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.90 — 285,903 ratings — published 2006
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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 16 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,098 ratings — published 2016
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Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love Hell Bent: How the Fear of Hell Holds Christians Back from a Spirituality of Love (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,332 ratings — published
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Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.80 — 122,960 ratings — published 2021
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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 — 4,136 ratings — published 2020
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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 15 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,230 ratings — published 2014
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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 14 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,237 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 14 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,874 ratings — published 2023
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Wholehearted Faith Wholehearted Faith (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.41 — 7,850 ratings — published 2021
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Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.13 — 9,407 ratings — published 2006
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Of Grammatology Of Grammatology (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,372 ratings — published 1967
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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 13 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.30 — 2,878 ratings — published 2021
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,917,020 ratings — published 2018
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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 4.43 — 2,676 ratings — published 2017
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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 12 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.10 — 7,983 ratings — published 2014
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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 11 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,979 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 11 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.44 — 1,193 ratings — published 2021
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Letter to a Christian Nation Letter to a Christian Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.99 — 42,819 ratings — published 2006
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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 — 2,278 ratings — published 2021
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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 — 14,368 ratings — published 2015
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Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.22 — 19,738 ratings — published 2004
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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 — 1,220 ratings — published 2021
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After Evangelicalism: The Path to a New Christianity After Evangelicalism: The Path to a New Christianity (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.18 — 781 ratings — published 2020
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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 — 7,332 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 — 637 ratings — published
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“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

“There's a lot my parents and I don't talk about, that we can't talk about. When we've tried over the years, the conversations inevitably end in misunderstandings, tears, and an ever-widening distance. They spent years building a world for me that was intended to protect my spiritual safety and warning me not to leave it, only for me to feel anything but safe inside.”
Sarah McCammon, The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church

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