As we’ve discussed in the past, the evangelical memoir genre has become a trend in evangelical publishing and, like most publishing trends, it is very much a mixed bag. At its best, the genre is a refashioning of traditional conversion narratives, but one in which the writer describes the process of coming to a healthier (and sometimes more orthodox) Christian faith after growing up in a Christian sub-culture that was often anything but. At their worst, these books simply become lazy and vindictive exercises in point-scoring, a way of saying all the cruel and dishonorable things the author wished they had said to their parents, pastors, or friends.
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