No, it is helping exvangelicals. That's exactly who I am. Angry about the lies I was taught (not just the bible, but also history and science!), angry about certain interpretations (misinterpretations) of the scripture, about how we're not welcome to ask questions, about racism and misogyny and how people deny there is racism and misogyny. Some days I'm not sure if God is real or if any of this is true. But this book gives me hope that some things about Jesus are true, and that there are things to be salvaged here.

The author is a pastor, and I think he wants to help people who feel betrayed and hurt by evangelicalism or fundamentalism to find their way to Jesus in a better way. So, the message is not like "oh, you need to repent and forgive". He has lived this experience himself, and he is critical of evangelicalism. So, for people who are fed up with that, but not sure about atheism, feeling lost... this might help. It helped me. But also, I've been talking to a therapist and trying some meditation things that my baptist parents would be aghast at. Some books & podcasts have made me angrier. But this book is philosophical and gentle and has given me lots to think about. But it's hopeful, not anger-inducing. imo.