{"product_id":"the-books-that-made-us-deconstructing-the-modern-christian-classics-9781626986428","title":"The Books That Made Us: Deconstructing the Modern Christian Classics","description":"What do you do when you realize that the books you were taught to revere imbued you with false perspectives on humanity, society, and morals? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the question editor and journalist Rebecca Bratten Weiss poses, as she revisits beloved but problematic Christian writers like G.K. Chesterton, T.S. Eliot, J.R.R. Tolkien, Evelyn Waugh, and C.S. Lewis. While documenting her journey out of conservative Christian culture, Bratten Weiss sorts through the rubble of old beliefs, discerning which to discard and which to keep. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Books That Made Us reminds readers how powerfully literature can shape us--and how devastatingly it can harm us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rebecca Bratten Weiss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orbis Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781626986428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRebecca Bratten Weiss is digital editor at \u003ci\u003eU.S. Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, co-host of the \u003ci\u003eGlad You Asked\u003c\/i\u003e podcast, and a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNational Catholic Reporter. \u003c\/i\u003eShe\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehas published extensively on religion, culture, and politics, and is co-editor (with Jessica Mesman) of \u003ci\u003eSick Pilgrims: An Anthology of Catholic Spiritual Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Rebecca Bratten Weiss \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47792939270301,"sku":"9781626986428","price":41.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1763ca8a-9cf3-4051-a8f0-1233f1e47861.jpg?v=1774985108","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-books-that-made-us-deconstructing-the-modern-christian-classics-9781626986428","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}