Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding a True Faith by April Ajoy

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alyssawrote's review against another edition

4.75
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meganjulrich8's review against another edition

5.0
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Great text on deconstructing the Christian Nationalist perspective.  Ajoy writes in a lighthearted way, yet tackles intense concepts. She has a way of laying out her viewpoints in a way that makes you feel like you’re having a conversation over coffee with a friend. Would recommend this to anyone trying to understand US politics!

emily_schwartz's review against another edition

4.75
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This book was such an important and timely read. It helped me better understand Christian Nationalism - its history, its thought-process, its strategies, and its goals - and how it has gained the strength and momentum to infiltrate politics and legislation that impact everyone in the United States and to sow division nation-wide. Ajoy writes with honesty, vulnerability, and a quick wit that I deeply appreciated. I’d recommend this book to anyone who is looking around asking themselves, “what the f is going on and how the heck did we get here?”

crystal_warren's review against another edition

5.0
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An informative and timely book. The author explains what American Christian Nationalism is, sharing her experiences in the movement and how she moved to a more open mindset and less toxic form of Christianity.

marikaisabel's review against another edition

4.5
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kyrajane's review against another edition

5.0
I *really* liked this book.  I thought I’d finish it and think “yup!  Just what I thought and it was nice to read it”. But it was so much more.  How April connected all of these culture issues and politics and Christianity and nationalism… just woven them together perfectly. Even tho I knew most of the facts, somehow I had never really put them all together to make sense of <looks around> all of this.  The ending was so thoughtful and I want to read it again and memorize some of the quotes. 
I appreciated that the whole book was about her.  Not “you”. She wasn’t pointing at others. She shared what she did. And what her journey was. And how she arrived at the point she’s at now.  I Recommend it!  Even if you know all of this stuff already !!
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5.0
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lisesenb's review against another edition

4.5
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4.5
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