Faith and Identity Are Not Enemies

Spirituality without self-denial

For those raised in faith who feel they must choose between God and themselves — an invitation not to choose.

13 pages · 2 chapters · full reading access

1. The wound left by a religious community

Losing your community hurts as much as losing your family: it is a support network, a routine and a way of making sense of the world.

Naming that loss is the first step toward not confusing human rejection with divine rejection.

There are affirming churches, Afro-Brazilian places of worship, synagogues and spiritual groups throughout Brazil.

Looking is not a betrayal of your faith. It is refusing to give it up.