A review by rootedreader
Deconstruct Faith, Discover Jesus: How Questioning Your Religion Can Lead You to a Healthy and Holy God by Preston Ulmer

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy to review. This is my first book of Preston Ulmer's that I have read- the topic and title of this book is what initially drew me in. Ulmer presents the idea of deconstruction as old faith itself-as something that is found in the bible as well as a practice that wasn't shied away from. Ulmer lays out a way to deconstruct which doesn't necessarily have the end result that one is now faithless. I understand his point but take issue with this as this may be the logical decision for someone even if he ultimately disagrees or is saddened by it. I also take issue with how the word skeptic/skepticism is use-as almost an insult. Despite these two things I believe he is sincere when he shares his own journey as well as acknowledging the real harm Christianity/religion has caused.