Nihilism After Religion

Dearest J,

The best video I’ve ever seen so far on what happens when you don’t stop deconstructing. You enter nihilism, and that’s a space I’ve been in many times throughout life. I so want to be deep in faith, but don’t feel like I fully fit in, even though I wish I did.

Brittney Hartley digs out tools of faith and spirituality, separate the tool, remove the woo, and make it helpful and practical for people. The video I watched of her confronts nihilism after leaving religion, new age, mormonism, etc. I love it because instead of focusing on being “exvangelical” and the enjoyment of that, she acknowledges something far beyond that. I discovered this on the “Recovering from Religion” resource page which has been really helpful after recovering from religious abuse in my old evangelical fundamentalist community.

I also just ordered her book as well arriving this Sunday, which includes all the benefits of belief circles without creating specific truth claims. I’ll express my thoughts once I finish!

♡ xo, Fay