A Reading List for Deconstructing Christians

Catelyn Silapachai
Backyard Church
Published in
7 min readSep 23, 2022

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My husband recently asked me if I could remember a specific moment in my religious deconstruction journey that felt like the point of no return. As I considered his question, I realized that there were many events over the past 7 years, rather than one singular instance. Evangelical support for Trump, disillusionment with Christian leaders, Evangelical backlash to the racial awakening of the last few years, the…

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Catelyn Silapachai
Backyard Church

I write about books, parenting, politics, and religion. I live in Austin, Texas with my husband, daughter, dogs, and plants.