Backsliders Magazine

"The Intersection of Freedom & Loss"

Backsliders is a literary & arts magazine for those who decided to leave the church behind.

We are an online literary & arts magazine for former Christians. You may say Ex-vangelical, Devangelical, Ex-Christian, Post-Religious, deconstructing, Unsaved, Reformed, Former Fundamentalist, Post-Pentacostal… Whatever you call yourself, if the term 'Backslider' means anything to you, you’re in the right place. We want to hear your stories and see your artwork.

Mission / Purpose:

To build a creative, thoughtful, and compassionate space for people who have left or are leaving Christianity (Ex-Evangelical, Post-Christian, deconstructing believers, etc.) to share stories, art, memory, grief, humor, and insight.
To recreate (or reimagine) a literary & arts community and sense of belonging. Especially for those who experienced isolation when leaving church.
To elevate high-quality writing and art that centers themes of freedom, loss, nuance, and the sometimes-awkward in-between spaces of faith shifts.
There are countless literary & art magazines, journals, websites for Christian writers and artists - and until now, not one for Ex-Christians / Exvangelicals.

Audience:

Exvangelicals, Ex-Christians (broadly defined) — both those who are far along in “deconstruction” and those newly questioning.
Friends, family, or allies of Ex-Christians who want to understand.
Readers interested in religion, freedom from religion, recovery, spirituality, and the existential.
Backsliders is an online literary magazine for former Christians. You may say Ex-vangelical, Devangelical, Ex-Christian, Post-Religious, deconstructing, Unsaved, Reformed, Former Fundamentalist, Post-Pentacostal… Whatever you call yourself, if the term ‘Backslider' means anything to you, you’re in the right place. We want to hear your stories and see your art.

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