{"product_id":"gaslighted-by-god-reconstructing-a-disillusioned-faith-hardcover","title":"Gaslighted by God: Reconstructing a Disillusioned Faith - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTiffany Yecke Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"We have a right to encounter God where we are. We have a sacred responsibility to experience God authentically.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the God we've been taught to believe in seems powerless to help us in the struggles of life? What do we do when the God we personally encounter no longer resembles the God we've been shown in narrow interpretations of the Bible? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of those raised in the world of fundamentalist Christianity have been manipulated into accepting a false reality that runs counter to lived experience. The result is confusion, isolation, fear, shame, and trauma, often carried throughout one's entire life. This book is for the victims of this spiritual abuse--anyone looking to reclaim their faith from legalism, nationalism, sexism, anxiety, intolerance, and other mechanisms of control utilized by God's self-appointed gatekeepers. It's for anyone who has learned that the real God is infinitely complex, that authentic faith is perfectly compatible with doubt, and that our suffering is not something we've earned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGaslighted by God \u003c\/i\u003eis not a book of easy answers--it's a companion for those mourning the loss of a belief system who need their pain recognized and legitimized. Tiffany Yecke Brooks shows--through stories from her own life, conversations with Christians from a variety of backgrounds, historical anecdotes, and messy episodes from Scripture--that there can be faith after disillusionment. But it will be a different faith--bruised, battered, nuanced, and \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e, rather than one wrapped in tissue-thin platitudes and three-point sermons. It will be a faith empowered to see beyond who God \"should\" be to who God \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTiffany Yecke Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e is the lead or contributing writer on more than two dozen books, including multiple \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers. She is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eFear Is a Choice: Tackling Life's Challenges with Dignity, Faith, and Determination\u003c\/i\u003e (with NFL running back James Conner), \u003ci\u003eLimitless: The Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstance\u003c\/i\u003e (with Paralympic gold-medalist Mallory Weggemann), and the narrative nonfiction historical thriller \u003ci\u003eEspionage and Enslavement in the Revolution: The True Story of Robert Townsend and Elizabeth\u003c\/i\u003e (with historian Claire Bellerjeau). She holds a PhD from Florida State University, where her dissertation covered, in part, cultural adaptations of stories from the book of Genesis. A popular speaker for student groups, faith conferences, and academic lectureships, Brooks has taught literature and writing at Abilene Christian University, McMurry University, and the University of South Carolina Beaufort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.82 x 5.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42159471657095,"sku":"9780802878687","price":24.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f5b50d9597008e31762822c1b8a67e01.webp?v=1733266859","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/gaslighted-by-god-reconstructing-a-disillusioned-faith-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}