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"But the evidence suggests that much more is going on. What we are seeing is not just rebellion against parents or normal ebb and flow. We are witnessing conscientious objection. ... This is a book about, and for, these people—evangelical exiles for reasons of conscience. I am not writing about, or for, mere religious preference-switchers. I am writing about evangelical exiles, trauma, and conscientious objection." (p.2-3)