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What does trauma look like, how does it show up in your life, and what do you do about it? Lemuel R.T. Blackett reveals uncensored, real-life experiences that have shaped him, and reminds you how resiliency, faith, getting help, and believing in yourself will see you through.
In this groundbreaking memoir and exposé, Christa Brown tells the story of clergy sex abuse and cover-ups in the largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention.
Baptistland weaves together a story of love, peace, and goodness despite a context of a troubled Southern family, society, and religion that devalues women and ignores its own abusive transgressions and hypocrisy.
Many of us are taught to believe that our only hope is in a supernatural, all-powerful, Christian God. Yet we wonder, is God really real? While the church seems to be shutting out those who have questions, Sarah Henn Hayward shows us how to discover who we are beyond handed-down religion.
Caroline Beidler, MSW, uncovers the profound connection between generational trauma and personal healing—and how we can rewrite our stories of pain into recovery.
Marla Taviano sets out on a journey to become whole after faith deconstruction, a journey you too will enjoy in these poems about looking back to move forward, new thoughts on god, our inner lives, embodied living, and books, books, books.
As millions exit the church due to its politics and its treatment of LGBTQ+ people, Brandon Flanery gives us a glimpse into why he and others are leaving and to bring us the hope he’s found on the other side.
Through unforgettable storytelling, Spencer-Helms uncovers how the idol of whiteness seeps into churches, distorts scripture, and shackles the power of truth-telling. Readers will leave both unsettled and renewed.
Cynthia Vacca Davis offers a hopeful exploration of the cost of coming out—as a sexual minority, ally, or asker of difficult questions—and what it means to come into one’s own. It’s a book for anyone craving a more authentic life, a book about intersections we find ourselves in by no choice of our own.
A book about choosing love, honesty, and self-worth in a world that sometimes denies all three. It reminds readers that unconditional love is real, survival is possible, and coming to know who we truly are might just be the bravest thing we ever do.
For those picking up pieces of life and faith and figuring out how to heal and move forward, jaded is a collection of poems—short, thoughtful, brave, and spicy—about getting stuff off our chests.
A Thousand Tiny Paper Cuts not only sheds light on the pervasive nature of spiritual abuse but also provides a path toward healing and hope.
Pastor, podcaster, and public theologian Trey Ferguson encourages you to re-engage your imagination, and to construct theologies that speak to our current contexts, just as people of faith have done throughout history.
From a grief counselor who’s guided hundreds through the storm—this book is your lifeline. Kate Meyer offers this guidebook of prompts, journal spaces, and grounding practices that bring grievers the courage to keep going and moving forward.
The grieving process is part of being human, but far too often, grievers are rushed into rejoicing that their loved one is in heaven. It is time for a better way to acknowledge that you can struggle with grief and still love God.
From a place of vulnerability, Julia Rocchi offers a collection of personal prayers and essays for practicing penitents and devoted doubters. With fresh imagery and prose to help you pause, this book encourages us to ask questions, invite joy, and grapple with mystery.
Frank Rogers offers a narrative account of transformation and a spiritual memoir that details the survivor’s journey. It's an extraordinary application of imaginative meditation that readers will find utterly fascinating.
Marla Taviano—author, single mom, and former very-good-Christian-girl who had all the answers—welcomes you into a space of poems, observations, and truths where you can let it all out, let it all go, and start heading in brave new directions.
R. Scott Okamoto had no idea just what his job as an English teacher at an evangelical Christian college would show him—the bigotry he experienced as an Asian American, the faux intellectualism he fought as a teacher—or how much it would spur him to discover who he was.
Writer and photographer Lauren Cibene takes readers on a journey from heartache to hope. After a devastating betrayal Lauren finds herself at an emotional breaking point. She embarks on an adventure to India’s vibrant landscapes and beautiful peoples and confronts the remnants of her trauma.
David Morris reveals the religious identity crisis of our time and the full power of the psychological journey. By looking beneath the surface at deeper, lifelong dynamics, he shows a way to mourn our losses so we can move to a healthier spirituality.
Not just a roast; it’s a reckoning. Garrison grapples with how we “lost” Jesus in the fog of dogma, and whether you’re a jaded pew-sitter or a spiritual skeptic, this book will make you laugh, cringe, and just maybe, reconsider what it means to follow the Nazarene.
Matt Kendziera offers engaging, funny, and touching stories of rediscovering yourself after being lost in too much religion, helping you better see the original blueprint of your own life, a meaningful life with a deep connection to the divine.
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