Equality in Relationships/
Egalitarianism

Many Christian traditions are overrun by material that promotes patriarchy and complementarianism. Finding another way to understand relationships is an essential part of deconstruction and reconstruction.


Feminism

The rights and equality of women is an essential part of deconstruction. Many men and women find that the denigration of women to second class is no longer something that makes sense.

The top links in this collection are from a specifically Christian perspective. The Global links include secular and other view of feminism.

CHristian Feminism

A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans
Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey
Pastrix by Nadia Bolz-Weber
Living on the Boundaries: Evangelical Women, Feminism and the Theological Academy by Nicola
Hoggard Creegan and Christine D. Pohl

Making Paper Cranes: Toward an Asian American Feminist Theology
(The Young Clergy Women Project)
by Mihee Kim-Kort and Grace Ji-Sun Kim
Sexism and God Talk: Toward a Feminist Theology by Rosemary R. Ruether
She Who Is by Elizabeth Johnson

Blog Posts: Equality Matters by Kathy Escobar
Website: Marg Mowczko, Women and Church


Gender Equality/
LGBTQIA+

For many people, including LGBTQIA+ folx in their understanding of Christianity is an essential element in their deconstruction. These resources address both the theological and social issues sexuality and gender.


Racial Equality

During deconstruction we are often faced with uncomfortable truths. One of those truths is white privilege and the way it has shaped American Christianity. Included here is a list of books that address race, white privilege, and discrimination.


Bias and Discrimination

In deconstruction it is often helpful to explore what’s going on underneath what we see on the surface. Exploring bias and discrimination is an important part of this process.

Blind Spot: The Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald
The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and
Save Our Lives by Shankar Vendatam - Book and Podcast
Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & The Will To Change by Jennifer Brown 
Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do (Issues of Our Time) Issues of Our
Time
by Steele, Claude M.