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Revision as of 14:28, 7 October 2019
Deconverted: A Journey From Religion to Reason is a memoir of author Seth Andrews first published on 2013-01-15. It is about Seth Andrews's life growing up as a Christian, becoming a Christian radio host, and then slowly deconverting to atheism as he learned to question religion objectively.
I bought this book while volunteering at a CFI lecture event with Seth Andrews. I was already a big fan of his, and I wanted to both support him, and learn what he had to say.
Status
I owned a signed second edition hardcover and am currently reading it.
Review
Good
- Andrews gives a nice recount of the rise and fall of the contemporary Christian music genre.
- I like the fact that, despite his estrangement, Andrews bears no ill will toward his still-religious family, friends, and colleagues.
- Andrews reveals a could behind-the-scenes aspects of broadcast radio.
Bad
- It seemed like Andrews couldn't really agree on whether he wanted to write his memoirs or a counter-apologetics book. There are several sections like the list of biblical contradictions and the atheist FAQ at the end which are useful tools, but are not directly related to his life. While I always like to see resources like these in print, there are plenty of comprehensive sources already, so I would have preferred that Andrews listed one or two examples and got back to talking about his personal story.
- Not sure about the first edition, but, in the second edition, every paragraph is separated with a full blank line and not indented. I don't know why this layout was chosen, but I found it to be a bit distracting while reading.
Ugly
- Nothing.
Media
Covers
US hardcover, 1st edition.
US hardcover, 2nd edition.
Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_Andrews - Wikipedia - Author.
