Atheist Insight and Religion for Atheists, by Alain de Botton

I found a cheap copy of Religion for Atheists not terrible long after I began my post-Mormon journey. I’ll detail for you here what about the book I found valuable so you don’t have to read the book.

Book Review: The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt

Perhaps my favorite post-Mormon read so far has been The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, by Jonathan Haidt. I love this book because it presents the best theories I’m aware of for how morality and belief work. Both of these explanations can be extremely helpful to ex-Mormons who areContinue reading “Book Review: The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt”

Book Review: My Lord, He Calls Me, Edited by Alice Faulkner Burch

The full title of the book I’m reviewing is My Lord, He Calls Me: Stories of Faith by Black American Latter-day Saints, a collection edited by Alice Faulkner Burch. This is a collection of firsthand accounts, meaning that my expository nonfiction review rubric isn’t quite appropriate and neither is my creative nonfiction one, seeing asContinue reading “Book Review: My Lord, He Calls Me, Edited by Alice Faulkner Burch”

Book Review: BLUU Notes, edited by Takiyah Nur Amin and Mykal Slack

In this post, we’re talking about BLUU Notes: An Anthology of Love, Justice, and Liberation, edited by Takiyah Nur Amin and Mykal Slack. I loved it. 5 stars.

Book Review: Mormonism and White Supremacy, by Joanna Brooks

Today I’ll review Mormonism and White Supremacy: American Religion and the Problem of Racial Innocence, by Joanna Brooks. Spoiler alert: I recommend it. 5 stars.