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When the News Isn’t News: On Deconversion Narratives

August 5th, 2019 | 1 min read

By Jake Meador

Let’s just say a few things without naming any particular people or referring to specific events.

First, there is a well-defined social script for someone who grew up in fundamentalist Christianity to become progressive later in life. This shift toward progressivism is a consequence of many things, one of which is the very real failings and shortcomings of fundamentalism.

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Jake Meador

Jake Meador is the editor-in-chief of Mere Orthodoxy. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Commonweal, First Things, Books & Culture, The Dispatch, National Review, Comment, Christianity Today, and Plough. He lives in his hometown of Lincoln, NE with his wife and four children.

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