... the disaffiliation narratives of twenty formerly Mormon women—members of a women-only Facebook support group—we find that gender infuses their reasons for exiting as well as their experiences during the exit process. Concerns with authenticity feature prominently in how they narrate their deconversion experiences...

...-narratives names authenticity conversion Field Note Coining a Name, Casting the Self Identity Construction through Name Adoption by Dutch and Flemish Wiccans Le´on A. van Gulik ABSTRACT: In this article, I explore how a contemporary religion affects the self-understanding of its adherents and may...