Recs if you like The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth...

Fiction and non-fiction that examines how the Christian cultural hegemony and belief system has been co-opted as a tool of oppression and exploitation throughout history. Speculative works included, so long as the underlying narrative and commentary directly engages with some aspect of religious control as a primary theme. Always open to suggestions! (Please note that this List aims to critique Christianity as a worldwide institution, not to promote hate against individual practitioners)

I’ll exvangelize away here 🧐
A pile of non-fiction and memoirs helpful on the personal journey of deconstruction with all feels as well as critical reflections about (evangelical) fundamentalism, high control religion, Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS), Purity Culture, etc Deconstruction can be such a lonely journey, so I hope you’ll feel comforted by similar experiences! You’re not alone!

Nonfiction to read when you’re deconstructing your faith or seeking to understand why others have left religion. For novels exploring the topic, check out my list “Fiction with Themes of Religious Trauma”

An alternative to "feminine rage" and "women's wrongs"

Nuanced, intersectional approaches to gender theory

Looking for transfeminine and nonbinary specific recommendations

learning about a God who empowers women, cares for the poor, and frees the oppressed

feminist theory of all levels that are part of my tbr!!

Fiction and nonfiction books about or inspired by medieval Europe.

A list of books (both fiction and non fiction) that deal with nuance in Christianity from the perspective of preachers, theologians, deep thinkers and fictional authors. Books that address the lives and experiences of people marginalised by harsh theology. For the people that the modern Bible and the Church left out and forgot.

books for decolonizing faith, and looking at God from other perspectives for those in their deconstruction/reconstruction era. I haven't read all of these, and I'm open to suggestions :)

for those of us recovering from Christianity and finding our own ways forward - testimony from others, dissections of Christianity and its effects on culture, and more

The Reading Program is a cherished tradition that brings together members to explore, share and discuss books.

Enlightening subjects in diverse genres, including: -Education for Mission -Leadership Development -Nurturing for Community -Social Action -Spiritual Growth

All the books that Reading Reflecting Reconstructing (RRR) has read over the years with emphasis on making space for questions about God, C/church, culture, faith, and where we fit in all that.

Being raised in a super strict IFB household, surging years of abuse being justified by “biblical discipline “ has left me searching for books that leave me feeling more informed, and like I’m not alone in surviving toxicity. These books do just that.