033 – Deconstructing Christianity (Part 1)

PLEASE NOTE:
This is part one in a two-part episode.

DETAILS:
This week, Cody and Elaine hear from five people who have been through or are going through the process of deconstructing Christianity. They talk about what deconstruction is, what it looks like, and what it feels like. They discuss the statistics around deconstruction and how certain backgrounds change the way in which we deconstruct. Then, you will hear each one of their individual deconstruction stories and key take-aways from each. Deconstructing Christianity can be an intense topic, but even more so for those of us who have been through it. Let’s come together to understand one another and to learn what goes on behind the veil of the mind and how faith has to be experienced in a personal way, not just taught. 

DEFINITION:
de·con·struct: /ˌdēkənˈstrəkt/ - reduce (something) to its constituent parts in order to reinterpret it.

Deconstruction is just a word used to describe the way Jesus told us to live: to die to ourselves daily. - Heather Share on X

My faith is not in the idea that I believe in the right ideas; My faith comes from being in the world the way Christ was teaching. - April Share on X

When I started acknowledging my doubts, I began to find a truth that I could place my confidence in. - Jordan Share on X