Warren Collier

This book was "a joy" to listen to!

Revisado: 10-08-24

Been a big fan of Aprill Ajoy for a while now. She has a unique way of dismantling Christian Nationalism, fundamentalism, the patriarchy, and bigotry with wit and charm and this book is just a deeper plunge into all of that. Humor can be quite disarming sometimes and I sincerely hope that her book will reach people who would not normally listen to other voices in the larger deconstruction/exvangelical movement.

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Wondering why people are deconstructing? Read this

Revisado: 10-04-24

"Exvangelical" has been one of my favorite podcasts for years and this book is such a natural extension of Blake's work. It's great. He does such a fantastic job of breaking down the journey, background, and potential future so many exvangelicals have had. The book shines brightest in his commentary of present day evangelicalism and how it has distorted into a Trumpian monstrosity and why so many of us decided to leave. Not because we no longer believed, but because still WANTED to believe but saw nothing recognizable it what the evangelical church was quickly becoming. It is worth a listen. Especially for anyone out there who still identifies as evangelical and is trying to understand why your friends are "deconstructing" this book is WELL worth your time.

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Great book especially for Silicon Valley locals!

Revisado: 02-01-24 El oyente recibió este título gratis

I am fairly new to the mystery genre but I really enjoyed this book! Numerous diverse characters of all ages and their own flaws flesh out this story with lots of interesting turns. As a native of the Bay Area, this book was especially enjoyable because there are so many references to familiar places and landmarks in the Silicon Valley area! San Jose feels like a character of its own in this book! Recommended!

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One of the BEST books on religious deconstruction!

Revisado: 06-05-23

I related to this book on SO many levels: as an Asian American, as a former evangelical active in my college days with InterVarsity, as someone who has thoroughly - but is still actively - deconstructing his faith, and as an ally to the LGBTQ+ community. Okamoto nails all of it so well.

With humor and keen analysis, Okamoto's experiences at "EVU" shine a damning light on the myriad ways in which American Evangelical Christianity is structured as a straight, white, cis, middle-class, capitalist, conservative institution at the expense of all other groups that dare to challenge that culture and hierarchy. It is shocking yet not at all surprising to hear about how much outright hypocrisy and bigotry he faced at EVU as liberal, Asian-American professor from both the faculty and students. Okamoto is an unsung hero for challenging the racist and homophobic status quo in evangelicalism.

This book is revealing, hilarious, and infuriating all at the same time. It is a must read for anyone who is deconstructing their faith or seeking to understand those who are deconstructing.

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Not as good as 7 1/2 Deaths

Revisado: 04-14-23

I loved Turton's first book and immediately tried this one hoping for a similar experience. No such luck.

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Enthralling!

Revisado: 03-30-23

I was hooked from the first minute. Such a mind bending mashup of murder mystery and time loop genres!

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Falsely advertised as psychology

Revisado: 10-28-20

This course is categorized under psychology when it really should be under philosophy. Most of these heavily philosophical lectures are irrelevent or incomplete from a psychological POV on the issue of consciousness.

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