A deconstructionist's reading list
A deconstructionist's reading list
47 Books on Faith, Mental Health, Sexuality, & Social Justice
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Speaking of Lindsey, here’s a massive list of books that have helped Lindsey and me along the way. Considering deconstructing your faith, mental health, sexuality, and/or social justice? Start here.
Love,
Steve
(Books listed are in no particular order.)
Faith:
The Shack, Wm. Paul Young*
Lies We Believe about God, Wm. Paul Young*
Living Buddha, Living Christ, Thich Nhat Hanh*
The Universal Christ, Richard Rohr
8 Habits of Love, Ed Bacon*
Love Wins, Rob Bell
What is the Bible?, Rob Bell*
Searching for Sunday, Rachel Held Evans*
Inspired, Rachel Held Evans
Womanist Midrash, Dr. Wilda C. Gafney
Jesus Feminist, Sarah Bessey
An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor
Henri Nouwen on Suffering and Joy (Audible)
The Inner Voice of Love, Henri Nouwen
The Return of the Prodigal Son, Henri Nouwen
Grounded, Diana Butler Bass
Rising Strong as a Spiritual Practice, Brene Brown (Audible)*
Short Stories by Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine
How to Survive a Shipwreck, Jonathan Martin
The Wisdom Jesus, Cynthia Bourgeault
Agnostic, Lesley Hazleton
How Jesus Became God, Bart D. Ehrman (Audible)
Catching Your Breath, Steve Austin (I know. Shameless plug.)
Sexuality:
Shameless, Nadia Bolz-Weber*
God and the Gay Christian, Matthew Vines
Space at the Table, Brad and Drew Harper
Queer Virtue, Liz Edman
Torn, Justin Lee
Transforming, Austen Hartke
Bible, Gender, and Sexuality, Dr. James V. Brownson
Beyond Shame, Matthias Roberts*
The Ethical Slut, Janet W. Hardy (re: open relationships)
Mental Health:
Try Softer, Aundi Kolber*
The God-Shaped Brain, Timothy R. Jennings, MD*
The God-Shaped Heart, Timothy R. Jennings, MD
I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson*
Untamed, Glennon Doyle
Bipolar Faith, Monica Coleman
Hiding In the Pews, Steve Austin (another shameless plug)
Social Justice:
How to Be an Anti-Racist, Ibram X. Kendi
Native, Kaitlin B. Curtice*
White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo
The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander
I’m Still Here, Austin Channing Brown*
Be the Bridge, LaTasha Morrison
Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson*
Jesus and John Wayne, Kristin K. Du Mez
*Denotes my favorites
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