Confessions of a Born-Again Pagan

"An astonishing, . . . epically ambitious book. . . . An intellectual adventure story based on the notion that ideas drive history, and that to dedicate yourself to them is to live a bigger, more intense life."—David Brooks, New York Times

“[This] beautifully written book is illuminating and inspiring. It shows that all of us can try, in our own ways, to solve the riddle of existence.”—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker (from ‘Books We Loved in 2017’)
 

"The book diligently provides . . . an intellectual history of neo-paganism and a commendable attempt at navigating the practical ethics of what a post-Christian society would look like."—Publishers Weekly

"Impressive and thought provoking."—Choice​

"Classical theists, atheists, and agnostics alike would be foolish not to take seriously the complex argument of this immensely erudite, rigorous, and readable essay in 'pagan theology.'"—Miroslav Volf, author of Flourishing: Why We Need Religion in a Globalized World

"Confessions of a Born-Again Pagan is a monumental and profound achievement in re-enchanting the world by embracing the religious sensibility of such ‘heretics’ as Spinoza and Nietzsche. But the book is also a re-enchantment of philosophy. With immense erudition Kronman has restored philosophy to its classical role of addressing the innermost concerns of human existence and humanity’s ongoing struggle to reconcile itself with the world."—Moshe Halbertal, author of Maimonides: Life and Thought

"An extraordinary work of scholarship. There is no comparable work of such universal ambition and theological depth."—José Casanova, Georgetown University

"Anthony Kronman’s Confessions of a Born-Again Pagan is a big book about the largest of themes—theology and philosophy, science and psychology, ethics and politics, friendship and art. It is above all an attempt to work out a coherent and attractive theology suited to the modern world. It takes up questions of the deepest human importance and is beautifully written. A rich and ambitious work.”—Michael J. Sandel, author of What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets