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Deconstruction Resources

A Curation

I’m regularly asked for resources about deconstructing and reconstructing your faith. Much of my own writing is directly related or adjacent to the topic. This page is a curation of resources either that I have put together myself or have found helpful. I hope you find these resources beneficial in exploring the topic.

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Deconstruction Book Lists

For Those Deconstructing:

  1. When Everything Is On Fire - Brian Zahnd

  2. Surprised by Doubt - Joshua D. Chatraw and Jack Carson

  3. Losing Our Religion - Russell Moore

  4. Orphaned Believers - Sara Billups

  5. Holy Unhappiness - Amanda Held Opelt

  6. Wrestling with God - Ronald Rolheiser

  7. You Are A Theologian - Jen Wilkin and JT English

For Pastors:

  1. The Great Dechurching - Jim Davis and Michael Graham

  2. A Failure of Nerve - Edwin Friedman

  3. Proper Confidence - Lesslie Newbigin

  4. Strange Rites - Tara Isabella Burton

  5. You Are Not Your Own - Alan Noble

  6. Losing Our Religion - Russell Moore

  7. A Time To Build - Yuval Levin

For Parents:

  1. The Six Conversations - Heather Holleman

  2. Losing Our Religion - Russell Moore

  3. You Are A Theologian - Jen Wilkin and J.T. English

  4. Sacred Fire - Ronald Rolheiser

  5. The Color of Compromise - Jemar Tisby

  6. Orphaned Believers - Sara Billups

  7. Finding The Right Hills to Die On - Gavin Ortlund

For Students:

  1. Seek First - Jeremy Treat

  2. Liturgy of the Ordinary - Tish Harrison Warren

  3. You Are A Theologian - Jen Wilkin and J.T. English

  4. The Secular Creed - Rebecca McLaughlin

  5. Before You Lose Your Faith - The Gospel Coalition

  6. Deeper - Dane Ortlund

  7. Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis

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Defining Deconstruction pt. 1 | Why We Need A Definition
What is Deconstruction? If you ask ten different people you might get ten different answers. Some will say it’s questioning your faith, others will say it’s normal, healthy spiritual growth. Other people say it’s the first stop on the way to apostasy…
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Defining Deconstruction pt. 2 | A Crisis of Faith
This is part two of a multi-part series. Part one: Defining Deconstruction pt. 1 | Why We Need A Definition. The Missing Piece In all of the commentary about deconstruction, I am continually struck that everyone who is trying to understand it leaves out what is—in my opinion—the most important part that helps make sense of everything else…
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Defining Deconstruction pt. 3 | Catalysts for a Crisis
This is part two of a multi-part series. Part one: Defining Deconstruction pt. 1 | Why We Need A Definition. Part two: Defining Deconstruction pt. 2 | A Crisis of Faith…
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A Resource for Reconstructing Your Faith
It’s been two and a half years since I shared my story of deconstruction and reconstruction on The Gospel Coalition. I still often receive questions asking for resources for reconstructing faith. Sadly, there aren’t really that many. I’ve been working on putting one together, and I think it’s ready for a soft launch. I still consider this a draft, but t…
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I recently reread CS Lewis’ The Weight of Glory. And by reread, I mean I read it over 12 years ago and frankly just wasn’t ready for it. So when I reread it the other day, I understand now why it’s the classic that it is. Several of the classic Lewis quotes we know come from it, but there was one line that stood out to me that I’m not sure why I don’t s…
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It was never about Dungeons & Dragons. At least that was my takeaway from a recent article Russell Moore wrote in Christianity Today called Fantasy Role-Playing Is Hurting America. In the article, Dr. Moore makes a link between the popularity of fantasy role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons and the motivation that would lead someone to storm the Ca…
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It’s easy to relegate the resurrection to a metaphor when it costs nothing. When it can serve as inspiration or a story about enlightenment. It can be whatever you need it to be when it’s not your hope in the face of death here in real life During the season of Lent, the time leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection, I went to two funerals. One for cl…
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