Deconversion is the process of losing one’s religious belief or faith. More than that, it is an awakening into acceptance of reality on its own terms.
Doubt is a normal part of faith. For some of us the doubts led to questioning. The questioning led to uncomfortable answers. And for some, the uncomfortable answers led to deconversion.
This doubting, this growing out of faith, this deconversion process, is not new. It is a process from time immemorial. These questions have been asked and to one degree or another answered for millennia. However, in the West and specifically the United States we are experiencing a moment in history in which doubt is coming out into the light. The Pew research shows the “Nones,” people who marked “nothing in particular”, “spiritual but not religious,” agnostic, or atheist are rapidly growing. This site is dedicated to the Nones.
The article that captures the essence of deconversion is my attempt to describe the deconversion process in general terms that anyone from a doubting believer to an atheist deconvert can relate to and is cheekily entitled:
For believers asking questions:
- You are not broken, you are human
- The bubble
- Book review: Doubt: A History
- Thought experiments for believers
Tell your story!
I am beginning to do Deconversion Anonymous interviews. Where regular people who are in the middle of or long since past deconversion can tell their stories. These interviews can either be private or published as an upcoming podcast. Contact me if you are interested in being interviewed.
My deconversion story:
- A very common message: A deconversion story
- The death of a soul
- Is it just that I had the wrong image of god?
- I still haven’t found what I am looking for
- Why I am not a liberal Christian
