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This is a compassionate and balanced look at Evangelical Christianity from an outsider's perspective. It helped explain the attractions of what is to me a rather terrifying belief system, while still acknowledging the dangers. It is hard to read in places if you're sensitive to casual homophobia.

One of the better stunt memoirs I've read, particularly considering the author's youth - the AJ Jacobs influence is obvious.

"Here's what worries me the most: I came to Liberty to humanize people. Because humanizing people is good, right? But what about people with reprehensible views? Do they deserve to be humanized? By giving Jerry Fallwell's moral universe a fair look, am I putting myself in his shoes? Or am I really just validating his worldview?"

"My boss, the journalist A.J. Jacobs, had taken me to Thomas Road on a research trip for his book, The Year of Living Biblically."

... that explains a lot about the existence of this book.

#30JuneBooks: “U”

A few “U” books from my shelves:

✅”The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner‘s Semester at America‘s Holiest University” (two Us in this one! 😀)

✅ “An Untamed State”

✅ “Unremarried Widow”

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Atheist goes to all Christian college undercover - BAM! Instant great book. Definitely a book worth reading. Eye opening and insightful on all fronts.

I really enjoyed this book. Kevin was able to immerse himself in the culture of this evangelical University and give a very balanced depiction. He points out both the good and the bad while remaining very respectful.

I'm just starting this book. A non-religious student decides to enrol for a semester at the religious and conservative Liberty University. I'm very non-religious myself, and went to a very liberal University, so this should be an interesting read.

I was surprised by how balanced this seemed to be. I can't imagine that I would react well going through this experience, but the author makes friends and develops appreciation for some parts of this lifestyle, while bringing attention to some of the ridiculous aspects.

A student from Brown goes undercover as a "Christian" at Liberty University--who wouldn't want to read that? Roose is pretty balanced, pointing out the positives and negatives of this particular Christian bubble. I loved it and laughed until I cried. | ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️