Beyond Dogma: What I’ve Learned About Books That Change Us
I’ve always been a little wary of the phrase religious book. Not because I don’t value faith-based writing, I do, but because the label carries so much baggage. Dense arguments. Heavy certainty. The sense that you’re about to be instructed rather than encountered. For years, I associated religious books with information: doctrines to absorb, positions […]
The Night the Author Realized a Book Needed to Be Close, Not Just Owned
Late one evening, while revising a paragraph that had already been rewritten too many times, the author’s phone buzzed on the desk. The room was quiet except for the faint scratch of a pen and the low hum of a desk lamp. Its narrow circle of light left the rest of the room in shadow. […]