Recommended Reading

The following English-language resources have been recommended by readers. Please add your recommendations in the comments or email me a link to me at extoots (at symbol) gmail (dot) com.

Recovering from fundamentalism

• Wikihow: How to Leave the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, by Free, edited by Wikihow readers
• Leaving the Fold - A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving their Religion, by Marlene Winell
• Leaving Fundamentalism: Personal Stories, edited by G. Elijah Dann
• Leaving the Saints, by Martha Beck
• Trusting Doubt, by Valerie Tarico
• Breaking Their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment, by Janet Heimlich
• Religious Abuse: A pastor explores the many ways religion can hurt as well as heal, by Keith Wright

Making a life

• Loving What is, by Byron Katie
• The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron
• The Untethered Soul, by Michael Singer
• Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, by Brene Brown
• The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are, by Brene Brown

Critique of Laestadianism

• An Examination of the Pearl, by Ed Suominen

History of Laestadianism

• Laestadianism, by "Johanna"
• Laestadianism and its Role in the Loss of the Sami Worldview, by Victor Cornell
• Lars Levi Laestadius and the Revival in Lapland, by Warren H. Hepokoski
• The Laestadian Movement: Disputes and Divisions 1861 – 2000 by Warren H. Hepokoski
• The Laestadian Movement: Background Writings and Testimonies by Warren H. Hepokoski
• LLL Online (UiT)

Slide Show on Laestadian History

• Laestadianism Awakening in Lapland and Early North America, by Richard Tormanen (LLC)

Nonfiction by Former Laestadians

• Evolving out of Eden, by Ed Suominen & Robert M. Price

Fiction featuring Laestadianism

• We Sinners, by Hannah Pylvainen
• Popular Music from Vittula, by Michael Niemi
• The Salt Bin, by Frank A. Jennsen