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Title: To the Cross and Back: An Immigrant's Journey from Faith to Reason
Author: Fernando Alcántar, Dan Barker
Narrator: Dan Barker, Fernando Alcántar
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-16-17
Publisher: Pitchstone Publishing
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:
A Mexican immigrant and rising star within the Christian community abandons his faith and comes out as a gay atheist in this exceptionally moving and soul-searching memoir.
Fernando Alcántar recounts his incredible journey from poor Catholic boy on the dusty streets of Mexico to globetrotting missionary and high-profile Christian leader in the United States - where he eventually left his celebrated life behind to advocate for the liberating power of reason and equality. With heart-wrenching honesty, he shares stories of trauma, tragedy, prejudice, uncertainty, survival, and, ultimately, discovery. In the process, he gives a voice to thousands who are hiding in the shadows, afraid to publicly question their religious, cultural, or sexual identity for fear of isolation and retaliation.
You will discover that his is not simply a Mexican story or an American story, a heterosexual's story or a homosexual's story, a Christian's story or an atheist's story. Rather, his is a universal story - one uniquely about and for our times.

Members Reviews:
An inspirational and honest account
There are many books available that are written by former evangelical preachers who are now atheist speakers and authors. Fernando Alcantarâs To the Cross and Back, an Immigrantâs Journey from Faith to Reason is different. Although I know Fernando personally, and call him my friend, my review is honest and objective. This is a raw and sometimes brutal account of his life from the time he was a small child to present day. It is presented in a series of sequential stories, each compelling on its own. Together, they are inspirational, sometimes heartbreaking, at other times, uplifting. It is very hard to put this down once you start reading. You will find yourself anxious to know what comes next.
This book is written with a style that will cause you to imagine he is sitting next to you and relating his stories.His words are brutally honest. He relates the joys, tragedies, and near-death experiences that molded him, the friendships that sustained him, the devastation that could not quite destroy him but came close. Through these stories, you begin to understand that his journey was extraordinary and he came through when many of us would have given up. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to witness how a person can experience so much hardship and still rise to become compassionate, forgiving, and whole.

A great book from someone who's had an interesting life
A great book from someone who's had an interesting life. He's very candid with personal key moments and inner thoughts.
This isn't strictly about his struggle with religion. His struggle with being too "white" in Mexico and too "Mexican" in America is refreshing. His battle with homosexuality is compounded due to his struggles with religion and culture. He goes into details about all three struggles bringing up aspects I would never think of.
His point of view is very different than mine causing me to reflect on my life. His ability to reach my emotions caught me off guard.