Falsework: Becoming Load-Bearing

There are better ways to live than Mormon, but we are far from guaranteed to find them.

A post-Mormon manuscript about what was false, what was useful, and how to rebuild a serious life without fake certainty.

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falsework (n.) — the temporary structure that holds an arch until it can bear its own weight. False, load-bearing, and meant to come down.

Contents

  1. Prologue: Missing The Music
  2. Part I: Inside Belief
  3. Chapter 1: The Problem With "I Know"
  4. Chapter 2: Good, But Not Finished
  5. Chapter 3: The Shortcut Around Judgment
  6. Part II: What Broke
  7. Chapter 4: Disillusionment Is Not Wisdom
  8. Chapter 5: The Church Of Good PR
  9. Chapter 6: Stronger Than The Church
  10. Chapter 7: Nobody's New Brethren
  11. Part III: Freedom Is Not Permission
  12. Chapter 8: The Options I Could Not Feel
  13. Chapter 9: Family Wasn't The Lie
  14. Chapter 10: Polygamy's Afterlife
  15. Chapter 11: A True Warning In The Wrong Mouth
  16. Chapter 12: The Drink Was Never Just A Drink
  17. Part IV: What Survives
  18. Chapter 13: Debunking Is Not A Home
  19. Chapter 14: Godliness Without Promotion
  20. Chapter 15: A Serious Life Without False Certainty
  21. Coda: What I Can Still Sing