Book Review | DE converted: A Journey from religion to reason by Seth Andrews

 

DE Converted is the Story of Seth Andrews leaving his lifelong commitment to the Evangelical Jesus. In the book, he chronicles the process it took him to deconvert from the faith he had been indoctrinated with since childhood.  He would come to question the faith his parents diligently instilled in him. After a life as a successful Christian broadcaster, he left his faith behind and became an Activist for Atheism. He founded the highly successful Thinking Atheist PodCast that broadcasts to thousands of listeners.  How could someone make such a drastic change? Read the book and discover his journey out of religion to embracing reason as a way of life.

Personally, I was struck by the similarity of his religious experience with my own.  Being a similar age, I could Identify readily with the Christian Culture of the '80s, '90s, and 2000s.  From the Christian music artist to the Christian Fads, it brought back tons of memories from my Bible College days at Southeastern College in Lakeland, Florida.  I, too, felt disgusted at Evangelical ministers' response to the attack on 9/11as they proclaimed it as a result of God's wrath for abortion and homosexuality.  I, too, could no longer defend a God who said he was love and demanded worship but could not rescue the most innocent from suffering. With great clarity, Seth Andrews lays out the emotional and intellectual challenges he faced that eventually led him to abandon the Christian faith and all faith in favor of a more reasonable explanation for life, suffering, and the pursuit of happiness. 

I highly recommend DEconverted for anyone who has ever struggled with reconciling their faith with the reality of the world around them. I would also recommend it for Christians who want to understand how people can reject Jesus after being a committed Christian. Seth Andrews lays out the reasons without bitterness toward his former religion or those who continue to practice. It is simply his experience, but it is an experience shared by many, myself included