A 200 page tome filled with questionable arguments for the veracity of his religion written by my grandfather after he got cancer. I did give it a chance and read through large portions of it (minus a large section on a theory he had regarding the location of the mythical events in the religion). It was… Unfortunately poor.
Then it was a balance of not trying to tear apart one of his proudest pieces of work and not pretend I believed it until he passed away.
Yes, for those guessing - - I grew up Mormon and that is the religion in question.
Wow, I’m also ex-mormon and found myself in a similar position when I received a book on Isaiah written by my grandfather. It sat on my shelf for years until I was working my way through an ancient to modern literature reading list and read it alongside the old testament.
A 200 page tome filled with questionable arguments for the veracity of his religion written by my grandfather after he got cancer. I did give it a chance and read through large portions of it (minus a large section on a theory he had regarding the location of the mythical events in the religion). It was… Unfortunately poor.
Then it was a balance of not trying to tear apart one of his proudest pieces of work and not pretend I believed it until he passed away.
Yes, for those guessing - - I grew up Mormon and that is the religion in question.
Wow, I’m also ex-mormon and found myself in a similar position when I received a book on Isaiah written by my grandfather. It sat on my shelf for years until I was working my way through an ancient to modern literature reading list and read it alongside the old testament.
For a minute I thought you were one of my nieces. My father did the same thing about catholicism. 🙄