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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 62 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.25 — 39,176 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 43 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.22 — 24,879 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 — 17,412 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 32 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.17 — 6,174 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 31 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.25 — 4,385 ratings — published 2016
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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 31 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.22 — 5,859 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 30 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.39 — 17,214 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 27 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,628 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 4.21 — 8,691 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 — 6,298 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 — 9,393 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 851 ratings — published 2021
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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 22 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.32 — 825 ratings — published 1993
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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 — 10,897 ratings — published 2010
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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 20 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.93 — 20,198 ratings — published 2005
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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 — 29,055 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 — 4,622 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 — 1,765 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 16 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.98 — 10,988 ratings — published 2009
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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 — 12,347 ratings — published 2013
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The God Delusion The God Delusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.90 — 281,538 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 — 29,023 ratings — published 2024
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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 15 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.49 — 12,569 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 17,013 ratings — published 2012
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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 3.75 — 2,748 ratings — published 2023
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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 — 114,290 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 14 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,862 ratings — published 2020
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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 — 5,041 ratings — published 2016
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Of Grammatology Of Grammatology (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,321 ratings — published 1967
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Wholehearted Faith Wholehearted Faith (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.41 — 7,512 ratings — published 2021
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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 — 4,126 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 4.43 — 2,541 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 — 2,755 ratings — published 2021
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Educated Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,820,936 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 9,321 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 — 14,137 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 4.47 — 3,143 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 4.23 — 1,917 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 — 1,160 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 10 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,178 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 — 7,276 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 — 618 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 — 10,958 ratings — published 1996
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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 10 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.10 — 7,592 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 7,480 ratings — published 2012
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The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.40 — 16,608 ratings — published 2023
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The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 4.08 — 8,593 ratings — published 2009
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as deconstruction)
avg rating 3.89 — 43,261 ratings — published 2004
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Jacques Derrida
“A text is not a text unless it hides from the first comer, from the first glance, the law of its composition and the rules of its game. A text remains, moreover, forever imperceptible. Its laws and rules are not, however, harbored in the inaccessibility of a secret; it is simply that they can never be booked, in the present, into anything that could rigorously be called a perception.”
Jacques Derrida, Dissemination

Jacques Derrida
“And still the text will remain, if it is really cryptic and parodying (and I tell you that it is so through and through. I might as well tell you since it won’t be of any help to you. Even my admission can very well be a lie because there is dissimulation only if one tells the truth, only if one tells that one is telling the truth), still the text will remain indefinitely open, cryptic and parodying.”
Jacques Derrida, Spurs: Nietzsche's Styles/Éperons: Les Styles de Nietzsche

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