Never Static, Never Simple: One Womans Conversations Within the Marginalia of If Truth Were aChild

by Amanda Colleen Brown

Overview

Review of George B. Handley, If Truth Were A Child: Essays, (Provo, Utah: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2019), 253 pp. $19.99 (paperback).

Abstract: George B. Handley challenges his readers to reevaluate conventional definitions of truth and the approaches they employ to define their own truths. He argues that the individual quest for truth should include as many available resources as possible, whether those resources are secular or religious. His framework of intellectual and religious experience allows him to discuss truth in the context of literary theory and of the events that shaped his own faith. My review focuses on four themes: balancing experience and learning, balancing the individual and the community, balancing answers and faith, and balancing individual readings of holy texts. Ultimately, Handley's discussion of those themes gives readers the tools to navigate the current public discourse more effectively, empowering them to look beyond their own perspectives to discover the good in everyone and find balance in their lives.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161015803
Publisher:	Interpreter Foundation
Publication date:	09/09/2019
Series:	Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and ScholarshipBrown , #33
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	359 KB

About the Author

Amanda Colleen Brown is a graduate student in Bible and the Ancient Near East at The Hebrew University at Jerusalem, where she focuses on Akkadian, modern Hebrew, and Israelite popular religion as it relates to women’s narratives. She previously graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelor’s degree in Ancient Near Eastern Studies. She is also passionate about a variety of dance styles, literature, and travel.