About The Parable of the Road

“It’s finally the time to deal with our father.”

In the midst of a quarter-life crisis, failed overachiever Casey King convinces her laid-back brother, Dom, to drive across America with her so she can finally confront their dad, the man she blames for screwing up her life. The siblings embark on a misadventure-filled quest for revenge, facing the realities of loss and life on the way to surprising discoveries.

The Parable of the Road is a fiercely funny, brutally honest, and ultimately healing post-evangelical novel about rediscovering God and recovering hope. With biting wit and deeply tender insight, it’s a redemptive story that will be cathartic for anyone searching for meaning on the other side of deconstructed faith.

It’s a revenge story about God. But it has a happy ending.

Praise for The Parable of the Road

“Brandon Evans offers something beautiful in his road trip parable. It reminds me that when love is central, everything else makes sense."

Thomas Jay Oord - Author of God Can't and other books
“In The Parable of the Road, what religious culture so often splits apart—doubt and faith, laughter and lament, intellect and emotion—gets to ride together in the same car.”
Jonathan J. Foster - Author of indigo: the color of grief and other books
“The Parable of the Road carries the weight of grief and the levity of humor. Evans knows how to tell the truth about loss, love, and anger without turning away from tenderness.”

Michael Joseph Brennan - Author of Flourish: An Open and Relational Queer Theology
“Anyone who has wandered through their own journey of spiritual relocation and persistent questioning will find this read to be a refreshing companion that encourages and invites honest reflection.”

Tracy L. Tucker - Author of Can We Talk About Death? An Open and Relational Vision
“If you need more of the good, the true and the beautiful in your life, read The Parable of the Road. It’s the trip of a lifetime!"
Chris Baker - Author of The Invitation: How Open and Relational Theology Enhances N.T. Wright's Use of Vocation in Atonement

About Brandon

Hey! I’m a former evangelical pastor who underwent a wild death-and-resurrection experience in my faith. I have a Doctor of Ministry in New Testament Context and redefined, progressive Christian beliefs.

The Parable of the Road is not autobiographical, but wouldn’t exist without my lived experience. Hope my story connects with yours.

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