Educator, poet, and musician Scott Simpson sat down with Brian and Paula to talk about his deconstruction journey, and how he has used AI to create a Deconstruction Manifesto and an album about deconstructing.

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A Manifesto for Deconstructed Christianity                

By Scott Simpson

I. Faith Beyond Certainty: Embracing Doubt and Mystery

We commit to:

 • Holding space for unanswered questions.

 • Living the paradox of belief and doubt.

 • Trusting that God’s reality is larger than human comprehension.

 II. Jesus Above Doctrine: Following a Living Christ

We commit to:

 • Prioritizing Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection over denominational distinctives.

 • Viewing salvation as a lived experience of love, not a future escape plan.

 • Practicing self-sacrifice, forgiveness, and peacemaking as central acts of worship.

III. Deconstructing Ecclesial Power: Church Without

We commit to:

 • Building communities rooted in grace, not rules.

 • Practicing radical hospitality toward those society excludes.

 • Sharing power and amplifying marginalized voices within spiritual communities.

IV. Faith in Action: Rejecting Capitalist Christianity

We commit to:

• Resisting economic and political systems that exploit the vulnerable.

 • Redistributing wealth and resources in ways that reflect God’s economy.

 • Living simply so others may simply live.

V. Open Questions, Open Hearts

We commit to:

 • Welcoming hard questions without fear or judgment.

 • Honoring the spiritual journeys of others, even when they differ from our own.

 • Living in humility, knowing that we are all seekers in the presence of divine mystery.

Conclusion: Living the Way of Jesus

Deconstructed Christianity is not a rejection of faith—it is

May we follow Jesus not into comfortable pews or theological security, but into the wilderness of grace, where love reigns, and all are welcomed at the table.

Amen.