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Leaving Church, Finding Faith: Six Steps for Finding Your Purpose in the World After Leaving the Christian Church Paperback – July 25, 2020

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I’ve left the Christian Church. I’ve turned away from the structure, the sense of community, the doctrine, the dogma, the ritual, the thing that gave my life focus and grounding, the WHY of my life. My life made sense when the church was at the center of it. It doesn’t now. Owning the decision to leave involves:--The realization that you simply can’t stay.--You cannot go forward with these people, with this structure, within this context of loving and serving God while frozen in your seat-- You cannot participate in ritual in this place while being handcuffed to a particular way to serve the God you love and the people God loves-- You do not fit. You no longer speak the language, If you ever did. This is no longer your home.Finding your path and your purpose in the world AGAIN, without the moorings of that which nurtured and informed your perceptions of the world is disorienting at best, completely life altering at worst.You think you are lost, but you are really found – perhaps for the first time in your spiritual life.
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    July 25, 2020
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Juliet C. Dorris-Williams, MSW, LISW-S (July 25, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0578654776
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0578654775
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.88 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.16 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Juliet C. Dorris-Williams, is a wife, a mother, a licensed social worker administrator, providing executive leadership of a peer recovery organization. Throughout her adult life, she has learned to successfully navigate the challenges that come with being a survivor of trauma and its accompanying twin, depression. Juliet credits the transformative power of her Christian faith, therapy, and peer support as instrumental for her healing. Juliet is the author of two published works.

Juliet was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, and now lives in central Ohio with her husband, #1 cheerleader and soul mate, Timothy, Sr. Their growing blended family includes four adult children, spouses, partners, grandchildren and greatgrands.

Juliet is a lifelong learner with an insatiable curiosity and a seriously expensive addiction to books.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Seeking a Godly purpose beyond church membership . . .
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024
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Folks inside of churches tend to think that those outside are in need of saving, or that the "nones" have given up on God/religion in the process of giving up on church. Juliet offers a different story--richer than the "spiritual but not religious" folks who are content with seeing pretty sunsets and the like. It's sometimes important to recognize that God can (or perhaps must) be sought in the places that God, of necessity, hangs out. Building welcoming communities--as Juliet has done, professionally--for those who are often excluded, provides also a welcoming space for God to show up.
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pristinaj
5.0 out of 5 stars I left but didn't know it
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2020
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The book was very honest. You could tell that the experiences challenged the author's purpose but she was able to sit with the uncomfortablenesses (for lack of a better word) process them and arrive in a place that provided her purpose the space to be fluid. I can see how much who she is influences the lasting impact her purpose has on people and ours as well. I could feel her humble confidence in her truth and the boldness with which the author wrapped up everything in the final chapters felt like we had arrived. The book even gives PERMISSION for the reader to adapt "leaving the church" to something that resonates with them.
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Alice M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth The Read
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2020
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I found Ms. Williams clarity about the emotionally painful, and ultimately life-altering, journey to know herself more fully to be quite relatable. She describes her foundation in faith, not dogma or the expectations of others, to be her path to a deep and lasting connection to That which is most important. I understood her articulation of the path to achieving our life's purpose lies in our individual relationship to God, that this relationship can be trusted, and that it can be available to everyone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A compelling account of leaving the church to live in a more inclusive faith
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2021
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A very personal and open account of one persons struggle to reconcile her big faith and open heart with the sometimes small and stifling views that she encountered in organized religion. At times moving, inspiring, sad, uplifting. I wish everyone would examine their beliefs and values with the thoughtfulness and clarity of this author.
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Charla Hooks
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read!
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2021
I love this book. I don't go to church and when I left church, because it was not a good fit for me, the First Lady mentioned something to me about leaving God. I love the note at the end of this book that tells the reader they didn't leave God nor did God leave them. This is true and I appreciate truth.💜
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5.0 out of 5 stars Honest & Real
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2023
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This book is honest about a painful but healthy decision to leave behind organised religion and finding authentic faith. The best among us knows how challenging and courageous such a decision is. Churches wearing the God mask but that are different behind it do damage. It’s always the unique individual who learns this. The author is one such gutsy individual. To anyone going through this:) you’re not alone. Others like you have made this decision too. We may be an unlikely tribe but we are here.
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