resources
Recovering From Religion
Recovering from Religion is a nonprofit organization that offers support and resources for those questioning or leaving their religious beliefs. Through their online communities, peer support groups, and the Secular Therapy Project, they provide a safe space for individuals to explore their doubts and find support during the deconstruction process.
the clergy project
The Clergy Project was launched in March 2011 to create a safe and secure Online Community of Forums composed entirely of religious leaders who no longer hold to supernatural beliefs. In The Clergy Project’s Online Community, forum discussion includes everything from practical concerns like finding a new career path and discerning when and how to come out as a non-believer to one’s spouse to more philosophical conversations centered on ethics and humanism.
secular therapy project
The purpose of the Secular Therapy Project is to help connect non-religious or secular persons who need mental health services with outstanding mental health professionals, such as psychologists, psychiatrists, counselors, and others. Using our system is simple and requires very little information from you. Our goal is to protect your confidentiality until you find a therapist to correspond with or to work with.
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recommended reading
These are some of my favorite reads from throughout my deconstruction journey. I hope they bring you as much insight, comfort and validation as they brought me!
Don’t forget to visit and support your local library, as they’ll have many of these books on their shelves. You can also download the Libby app and the Hoopla app, connect your library card, and have access to thousands of free digital books and audiobooks.
bart ehrman courses
Bart Ehrman is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He began his teaching career at Rutgers University, and joined the faculty in the Department of Religious Studies at UNC in 1988, where he has served as both the Director of Graduate Studies and the Chair of the Department.
Professor Ehrman completed his M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees at Princeton Seminary, where his 1985 doctoral dissertation was awarded magna cum laude. An expert on the New Testament and the history of Early Christianity, has written or edited thirty books, numerous scholarly articles, and dozens of book reviews.
