Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Brian D. McLaren
- ISBN：B09CNFYL7D
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Reviews
Donna Smith
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This book was thought provoking。 He gave good reasons for both staying and leaving the church。 He believes a new， more inclusive form of Christianity is emerging。
Claudia
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I listened to the audio version; therefore， I did not have access to any illustrations that may have been included with the print book。 I found this book interesting。 The author did not sugar-coat anything。 It was clear from his presentation which side of various issues he was personally on， which did not bother me， especially since I agreed with much of what he said。 I can imagine this book could be very controversial with some groups of people。 I enjoyed his arguments for and against staying C I listened to the audio version; therefore， I did not have access to any illustrations that may have been included with the print book。 I found this book interesting。 The author did not sugar-coat anything。 It was clear from his presentation which side of various issues he was personally on， which did not bother me， especially since I agreed with much of what he said。 I can imagine this book could be very controversial with some groups of people。 I enjoyed his arguments for and against staying Christian。 At about 60% through the audiobook， he had summed up his arguments on both sides。 Overall， I thought his presentation was very fair。 I wondered what he was going to talk about for the next 4+ hours。 I continued to >80%。 The remainder of the book focused on remaining Christian and working toward changing various attributes of how the religion is practiced， positioned， perceived， etc。 Even though I listened to this book on 2-2。5x speed， I did not want to invest any more time in his discussion of why people should remain Christian。 I understood his point; it all made sense and was well thought out。 I simply wanted to move on to my next audiobook。 This book is well-written， interesting， and provides reasonable arguments for both sides of the issue。 However， the author does take a stand for staying involved in the Christian religion， though he makes of point of understanding why some people may choose to do otherwise。 Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jaclyn Fitch
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In light of everyone having different beliefs， I chose not to rate this based on how it aligned with mine。 Although I will say I was a little disappointed to realize this book was more political than spiritual 😅 I think it made some good points here and there but was also very slow and hard to get through。
Erin
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This is not at all something I would ever pick up， but the topic is what I've been wrestling with basically for。。。forever。 I'm still not sure I have an answer， but I will say that McLaren has given me a lot to think about--both sides （and even the third option） are presented fairly， with strong points and counterpoints。 I'm really interested in reading more from him。 This is not at all something I would ever pick up， but the topic is what I've been wrestling with basically for。。。forever。 I'm still not sure I have an answer， but I will say that McLaren has given me a lot to think about--both sides （and even the third option） are presented fairly， with strong points and counterpoints。 I'm really interested in reading more from him。 。。。more
Christopher
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This is the book so many of us have been wishing for。 Brian McLaren discusses 10 compelling reasons why someone would answer the question "Do I Stay Christian？" with resounding NO。 Then he discusses 10 compelling reasons why someone would say YES。 Then part 3 is about how to live going forward regardless of your answer to the question。 It's the right book for our time。 This is the book so many of us have been wishing for。 Brian McLaren discusses 10 compelling reasons why someone would answer the question "Do I Stay Christian？" with resounding NO。 Then he discusses 10 compelling reasons why someone would say YES。 Then part 3 is about how to live going forward regardless of your answer to the question。 It's the right book for our time。 。。。more
Read-n-Bloom
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I won’t be rating。 DNF。 Didn’t like or agree with at all。 I will say it was supposed to be a Christian book to help with being a better Christian， but it didn’t seem that way at all。 That’s all。 I will end it there。 Please no bad comments。 I’m just giving my honest thoughts and opinions。
Nikki
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I won this book through the publisher， and while I was interested in seeing how Brian D McLaren went about this topic， I couldn't get past the introduction and first chapter。 While I understand that when it comes to our faith and Christianity， we all have doubts and questions， that's why I was honestly interested in reading this book。 This book started off more of a reason to bring up the wrong doings in Christian history and apathetic if a person decides to walk away completely from the faith。 I won this book through the publisher， and while I was interested in seeing how Brian D McLaren went about this topic， I couldn't get past the introduction and first chapter。 While I understand that when it comes to our faith and Christianity， we all have doubts and questions， that's why I was honestly interested in reading this book。 This book started off more of a reason to bring up the wrong doings in Christian history and apathetic if a person decides to walk away completely from the faith。 Was hoping more of a， "Yeah， our history was bad， we screwed up， and we're sorry，" type。 I do understand that the people in the Christian faith are not perfect， nor is our history， but this book didn't have the air of grace that I would have expected from a Pastor。 I hope to one day be able to pick this book up and finish it， but in the mean time， it just left a bad taste in my mouth。 。。。more
John Chaffee
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This is a fantastic book。 Timely。 Provocative。 Honest。 Some of the chapters were exactly what I needed and others， I am certain， will be exactly what others might need。 I found section 1 to be honest， section 2 to be hopeful and section 3 to be practical。 If you enjoy Faith After Doubt， then you will love this。
Beth SHULAM
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Thank you St Martin's for the ARC to read and review。Brian McLaren tackles from two points of view， the reasons to leave Christianity or to stay，This book is written for people of the Christian faith who struggle with social and political issues of modernity。He sites the corporate nature of the historical church， bringing questions about patriarchal structures that limit the rights of marginalized communities。 He brings to light the failings of the historical church's violent past and love of mo Thank you St Martin's for the ARC to read and review。Brian McLaren tackles from two points of view， the reasons to leave Christianity or to stay，This book is written for people of the Christian faith who struggle with social and political issues of modernity。He sites the corporate nature of the historical church， bringing questions about patriarchal structures that limit the rights of marginalized communities。 He brings to light the failings of the historical church's violent past and love of money and antisemitic positions。But he doesn't stop at the failings of the church。 He gives strategies and methods to reform and break the church free from the chains that keep it from moving forward and renewing。 。。。more
Deana
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Clear， beautiful， persuasive writing。 Will have me thinking about the points made for some time。
Kayo
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