“We Have Ruined God,” Book Club!
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“Sheri Pallas holds back no punches when she brings these things to the surface and sheds light on some very dark practices. Hopefully, we can learn to truly Love One Another and let love be the guiding principle leading to a better world.”
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~ David Hayward, Naked Pastor
“I hope this book gets the reading it deserves. Sheri Pallas worked so hard and brought so much good into the world with this book. She knows the journey is not easy.
In We Have Ruined God, she calls on the wisdom of teachers as diverse as Joseph Campbell and Karen Armstrong, as well as her own hard-earned wisdom and experience to explain how we got here, and what healthy spirituality looks like on the journey toward authenticity.”
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~ Paula Stone Williams, TED Speaker & Author of “As a Woman, What I Learned Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy After I Transitioned”
“We Have Ruined God” is going to ruffle your feathers if… if you can’t see a problem with Western Evangelicalism.
If you haven’t already begun to peel back the layers of faith on your own life, this book will help guide you through a blunt but honest journey of unlearning.
It is a painfully honest and transparent story of a person hurt and put through ‘the handmaids tale’ of religious indoctrination.
The hurt isn’t the story, rather her insane inner strength leading to healing gives readers hope that they too can take the journey and know they are not alone. Sheri offers tremendous personal insight and theologically sound wisdom if you are looking for a better and more ‘hope-filled’ perspective.”
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~ Mike Zenker, Sr. Pastor at Hope Fellowship Church, Ontario, Canada
“For anyone who is has survived a childhood of religious trauma such as Christian fundamentalism often causes, We Have Ruined God will most likely resonate. Sheri Pallas takes the reader on an inspiring journey through her own recovery from a Christianity without Christ to her own reasoned conclusion that ‘God is love, nothing more and nothing less.’ This book can help you update your own survival skills.”
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— Daniel K. Held, M.Div.,M.S.W., LISW
“Wow, what a journey! Sheri Pallas dives deep into her own story with religion, courageously making herself vulnerable. But this book is not simply a story of what went wrong; Pallas points us toward what is right, nourishing, and hopeful. This book offers a ride that’s wild, wise,… and loving!”
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— Thomas Jay Oord, co-author of God After Deconstruction”
“We Have Ruined God is a thought provoking, professionally researched, comprehensive look at organized religion. Dr. Pallas incorporates her own experiences with facts and myths from a variety of religious beliefs, with a focus on Christianity.
In a time where the Bible is frequently taken out of context or misquoted to justify extreme beliefs, readers owe it to themselves to learn the truth of ‘God’s word.’
Regardless of your religious affiliation or lack thereof, this book will entertain you while making you think.”
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— Paula Barr Skillicorn, author, journalist