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Tables of Contents for The Church and the Dechurched
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
vii
Introduction
1
2
Part I: Who Are the Dechurched?
3
32
Stories of the Dechurched
5
10
Jesus and the Dechurched
15
5
The Parables of the Lost
20
15
Part II: Why Are People Dechurched?
35
48
Abused in God's Name
37
9
Trapped in Dysfunctional Systems
46
9
Paralyzed by Trauma
55
8
Addicted to Religion
63
6
Haunted by Mental Illness
69
5
Disillusioned by Irrelevancy
74
9
Part III: How Can the Dechurched Believe Again?
83
38
Stages of Response to Christianity
85
17
Engaging in Personal Healing and Recovery
102
5
Identifying Systemic Issues in Recovery
107
5
Detoxifying the Bible
112
5
Reworking Theological Understanding
117
4
Part IV: How Can the Church Minister among the Dechurched?
121
62
``God-Talk'' and the Dechurched
123
10
Creating a Church for the Dechurched
133
14
Accompanying the Dechurched
147
20
In Their Own Words: Testimonies of the Dechurched
167
16
Epilogue: Killing the Spirit and the Long Journey Home
183
6
A Word to the Reader
189