Breaking Up with God

"Honest, like down-to-the-core honest, beyond what most people are capable of, especially in public on the topic of faith." —Kelly Corrigan, New York Times bestselling author of The Middle Place

In the tradition of Barbara Brown Taylor and Sue Monk Kidd, Sarah Sentilles offers a poignant, beautifully wrought memoir of her personal crisis of faith.  Sentilles was on the way to becoming a priest when she ultimately faced the truth: she no longer believed. Her moving story examines the question of how you leave the most powerful being in the universe—and, if you do, where do you go? Breaking Up with God is an inspiring reflection no matter where you stand on the matter of faith.

What does it look like to dismantle a life built on belief and build something new in its place?
A Crisis of Faith: More than just doubt, this is the raw, down-to-the-core honest story of a woman on the path to becoming a priest who realizes she no longer believes.Feminist Theology: Sentilles confronts the patriarchal God of her upbringing, asking what it means for a feminist theologian to admit she once loved—and needed—a man in the sky.The Deconstruction of Belief: Framed as a love affair gone wrong, this memoir explores the heartbreak of losing a relationship with God, a divorce that costs family, friends, and a future.Leaving the Church: Discover what happens after you walk away from the institution that shaped your life and must learn to feast on your own life instead.