Description: Influential online apologist Melissa Dougherty brings sharp thinking, a quick wit, and a passion for truth to Happy Lies as she explores New Thought, the 1800s-era toxic positivity philosophy still making us miserable, anxious, and spiritually confused today.
Brief description:
Melissa Dougherty is a Christian apologist best known for her YouTube channel with over 261,000 subscribers and counting. Her videos, which primarily cover New Age and New Thought, have been viewed over 18 million times. Melissa is highly regarded and connected in the apologetics community. She has had numerous influential guests on her YouTube channel and is a frequent guest on the YouTube videos and podcasts of popular thinkers as well.
Melissa has a bachelor's degree in religious studies from Southern Evangelical Seminary, where she's also pursuing her master's degree in religious studies. Melissa is married with two daughters and lives in New Mexico.
Review Quotes: 'Have you ever wondered what Word of Faith, progressive Christianity, self-help, and the seeker-sensitive movement all have in common? Happy Lies is a groundbreaking book that traces various errors to the little-known yet widely followed movement called New Thought. Melissa Dougherty has given us a valuable resource that is meticulously researched, deeply fair-minded, and thoroughly entertaining. If you are a Christian interested in discerning the times, this is the book for you!'--Alisa Childers, author, Another Gospel?; coauthor, The Deconstruction of Christianity