Deconverted Hearts in a Deconverted Church: The Therapeutization of Intra-Evangelical Deconversion
In recent years, many evangelicals have been experiencing increasing discomfort with the conservative Christian subculture. While some leave organized religion entirely, others find a new spiritual home in more progressive evangelical churches. In this article, I analyze two such deconversions to &q...
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Ruhr-Universität Bochum
2024
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Entangled Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 2 |
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intra-evangelical deconversion
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