Holy Runaways: Rediscovering Faith After Being Burned by Religion
Matthias Roberts
Oct 2023 · Christian Audio · Narrated by Matthias Roberts
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In the past decade, church attendance among US adults has decreased by more than 25 percent. Americans report leaving religious communities because of the institutions' hypocrisy and resistance to change or because of trauma they have experienced in those spaces. Instead of safe havens for people of faith, many churches have become sites of harm—places people feel the need to escape at all costs.
In Holy Runaways, psychotherapist Matthias Roberts reaches out to those who, like him, want to understand the religion they've run from and erect a new faith on firmer foundations. He concludes that the best blueprint for a new spiritual home requires reimagining ourselves, God, and our very definition of faith.
Roberts blends deeply personal stories, new interpretations of familiar Christian parables, and recent scholarship about the dynamics of trauma to offer a way forward—and a warm, helpful companion—for listeners on their own journeys. He calls out people who perpetuate systems of violence and oppression and suggests ways we can all contribute to a new system built on love—and a new home we can inhabit together.
In Holy Runaways, psychotherapist Matthias Roberts reaches out to those who, like him, want to understand the religion they've run from and erect a new faith on firmer foundations. He concludes that the best blueprint for a new spiritual home requires reimagining ourselves, God, and our very definition of faith.
Roberts blends deeply personal stories, new interpretations of familiar Christian parables, and recent scholarship about the dynamics of trauma to offer a way forward—and a warm, helpful companion—for listeners on their own journeys. He calls out people who perpetuate systems of violence and oppression and suggests ways we can all contribute to a new system built on love—and a new home we can inhabit together.
About the author
Matthias Roberts is a licensed mental health counselor associate in Seattle, Washington, and host of Queerology: A Podcast on Belief and Being. He holds two masters degrees, one in theology and culture and one in counseling psychology. He specializes in helping LGBTQ+ teens and adults live confident and fulfilling lives.
Jen Hatmaker is a Christian author, speaker, blogger, and star of the HGTV series My Big Family Renovation, born in 1974. She attended Oklahoma Baptist University. She is the author of Ms. Understood: Rebuilding the Feminine Equation; Out of the Spin Cycle: Devotions to Lighten Your Mother Load, 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess, Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity, Make Over: Revitalizing the Many Roles You Fill, and For the Love: Fighting for Grace in a World of Impossible Standards. Her latest book and New York Times bestseller is Of Mess and Moxie: Wrangling Delight Out of This Wild and Glorious Life.
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