“We see throughout Paul’s writings . . . this idea of paradox.”

“I very much believe that poetry is . . . a confrontation with reality, that literature . . . has very much to do with your life.”

“What literary apologetics is really about is harnessing the power of the imagination to make ideas meaningful so that the intellect can properly grasp them.”

“. . . [Spiritual practices] provide you a way of changing in a way that you can’t change by simply willing yourself to change.”