346 reviews for:

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

April Ajoy

4.46 AVERAGE

citycricket's review against another edition

5.0

informative lighthearted medium-paced

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For all who are questioning - wondering what to make of the fraught relationship between Christianity and American culture these days, join April as she invites the reader along on her engaging personal journey. Star Spangled Jesus is infused with warmth, empathy, and April’s characteristic wit as she shares how she slowly realized that a love for Jesus wasn’t the only thing the religion of her childhood instilled in her. 

As April moves from absolute certainty to embracing questioning while seeking to make the world make sense, she begins to realize that her faith and her heart are being enlarged as she works her way through the carefully cloistered ideological underpinnings, absent any nuance, that had bound her intellect and her faith. 

Many of us raised in church we no longer recognize will relate to April’s journey and doubtless experience some ah-ha moments. 

This book it not stuffy in the slightest and you should definitely read it!

nocuplongenough's review against another edition

4.5

fast-paced

jeansbookbag's review against another edition

4.0

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This is an excellent book for anyone interested in learning about Christian Nationalism. April Ajoy is relatable, funny, and approachable. As someone who was a Christian Nationalist, but is no longer, Ajoy has unique insight into the movement that is invaluable to those of us who don’t understand it. I highly recommend this one.

emmaledbetter's review against another edition

5.0

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goofy_gooberton's review against another edition

4.0

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melancholypeace's review against another edition

5.0

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dearbookshelves's review against another edition

3.5

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This is a fantastic place to start when thinking about Christian nationalism and how it has manifested over the last couple of years. Ajoy provides a brief history to give some context and combines her own experiences with larger cultural moments to show the dangers of CN and where people who are part of it, knowingly or unknowingly, are coming from and how they got there. She takes a bit of a lighter tone in sections which makes this easier to digest. She's coming from someone who was a Christian Nationalist and started questioning her beliefs after Jan 6th so she has real insight and can also poke a bit of fun at herself. I think this book is an important piece of the conversation surrounding Christianity in the US since it's a bit more accessible than other books I've read on the subject.

mrshall2018's review against another edition

5.0

funny informative fast-paced

rachelita's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

opheliabedilia's review against another edition

4.0

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