I was Born Again until nearly the end of graduate school, a sincere Evangelical who went to church on Sunday and Wednesday with my family and to Thursday Bible study on my own. I dialed for converts during the “I Found It” evangelism campaign, served as a counselor at Camp Good News, and graduated from Wheaton College, Billy Graham’s alma mater. I know what it is to be an earnest believer among believers.
I also know what it is to experience those same dynamics from the outside. Since my fall from grace, I’ve written a book, Trusting Doubt, and several hundred articles exposing harms from Evangelicalism—not just the content of beliefs but also how they spread and shape the psychology of individuals and behavior of communities, doing damage in particular to women, children, and religious minorities.
It occurred to me recently that my time in Evangelicalism and subsequent…
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November 9, 2019 at 2:27 pm
Bob Browning
Well yeah religion sucks and glad she shook it off but doesn’t woke just mean “aware’? Pop media will fight back against criticisms; maybe that’s where Woke is being labeled as aggressive/exclusive.
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November 9, 2019 at 4:19 pm
john zande
Valerie is a gem.
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