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November 2024

November 29, 2024

Devout: a Book Review

The 2024 book Devout by first-time published author Anna Gazmarian is an autobiography exploring her...

September 2023

September 25, 2023

Can Parent and Peer Relationships Affect Deconversion?

Two important studies have been released within the last several years, the topic of which...

May 2023

May 22, 2023

If Humans Have a Soul, Should Psychology be Focused on “Soul Care”?

Introduction Psychology, in terms of study and practice, began as a focused on a sort...

May 15, 2023

Five Paths to Reconcile Christianity and Psychology

In a previous article, I explained the long history of conflict that had existed between...

May 01, 2023

Tales of Deconversion: The Crisis of a Preacher’s Wife

Currently, Cassidy McGillicuddy is a Patheos blogger who writes on the topics of video games,...

March 2023

March 27, 2023

The Religious and Atheist Experience in Autism Spectrum Disorder

“’Imagine what it's like. A person smiles at you—you're confused because you don't understand a...

March 13, 2023

Lone Christians: People who Exit the Church but not the Faith

Today, nearly half of America is unchurched. But even though more and more Americans are abandoning...

March 06, 2023

What Happens in the Brain When Beliefs Change?

Since the challenging and changing of beliefs is integral to the study of conversion and...

February 2023

February 20, 2023

Rapture Anxiety and Deconversion

A significant portion of my initial investigation into deconversion involved listening to interviews and reading...

February 16, 2023

The Asbury Revival and Religious Intensification Phenomenon

On February 8th, of 2023, a group of students at Asbury University, a private Christian...

February 13, 2023

“Stages of Faith,” What can 50-Year-Old Research Tell Us About Conversion and Deconversion?

Stages of Faith is a 1981 book by psychologist James Fowler wherein he lays out...

January 2023

January 30, 2023

Research into Religious Deconversion Flourishes in the Post Christian West

A Brief History of Conversion Research Ever since William James’ landmark study, A Variety of...

January 02, 2023

Brian McLaren and Faith After Doubt

The book "Faith After Doubt" was authored by Brian McLaren, and released in the year...

November 2022

November 28, 2022

“A Manual for Making Atheists”: an Imperfect Book but an Effective Movement

Peter Boghossian is a philosopher and college professor who is responsible for inventing the practice...