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Saw this at the library‘s new books shelf and was intrigued. It‘s an interesting and well written memoir and (very readable) history of the Baptist/Southern-Baptist world. I read this one very quickly and I‘m generally a slow reader, especially with nonfiction.

I really enjoyed this fascinating memoir and definitely recommend it if you enjoy non-fiction and want to find out more about how interlinked religion and politics are in the U.S.
Thanks to NetGalley and Westminster John Knox Press for my digital copy.

Finished these 4 books and a play. No 5 star reads here, but they were all pretty good. More non-fiction than usual.
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Gushee reflects on his life as a southern Baptist through college, graduate studies, and into his work as a professor, ethicist, and activist. His rising status in the evangelical community came to an abrupt halt in 2014 when he publicly declared support for inclusion for the LGBT community. His story is couched within the broader story of the growing divisions and political connections within the evangelical church. Very interesting and engaging.

I bet David Gushee was an amazing professor. I would love to have been a student in one of his classes. Alas, I am content to read his books.

David Gushee may not be a household name, unless you are into liberal evangelicals who still retain the evangelical title. This book is mostly memoir, but it also tells the story (in the background mostly) of the dramatic shift within the Southern Baptist church from somewhat moderate to extremely fundamentalist evangelical. It isn't until the end that he locks in the point, namely what happened in the SBC is a microcosm of what happened (con't)

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