David Gushee’s “After Evangelicalism” is a book I wish I had when I was encountering the disorienting faith shift of leaving conservative Evangelicalism and traveling to what I consider to be a more spiritual and relationally-saturated form of Christianity. Many Christians like myself have been sickened by the fact that our tribe subtly or overtly excludes people based on race, gender, sexual orientation, class, and differing theological viewpoints. We can’t understand how pastors, or religious family members, can actively support leaders who act in ways, and share viewpoints, that are in complete contradiction to Jesus’ way of life. We have simply had enough. We have had enough of toxic religion, particularly of noxious, exclusionary religion. With academic excellence filled with incredible insights and a firm grasp of the struggles of those who are leaving Evangelicalism, David paves a brilliant way forward toward a more honest, inclusive, and radically Christlike way of being Christian in the world. I highly recommend this book!