Beyond Belief: Unexpected Biblical Wisdom from a Former Jesuit, Teacher, and Fisher of Men
We read the stories of the “Three Little Pigs” and “Little Red Riding Hood” without believing wolves talk. Or Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey
Jan Wojcik devoted himself to God at a young age, eventually becoming a Jesuit seminarian. But as he progressed through his education, he began to view the Bible differently than his peers—he began to see it as a work of art. And he began to see organized religion as wanting to suppress that art for the purposes of lucrative thought control.
Jan spent a third of his lifetime getting under and then throwing off the heavy cloak of religious control by reading the Bible as literature. While living to be eighty—and counting—under gospel guidance, he has found the beauty and joy of loving women and working the earth, stargazing, and fishing as Jesus instructed his disciples to do. He learned to lead a godly life that goes beyond belief.
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Jan Wojcik grew up on Long Island Sound in East Norwalk, Connecticut. He spent eight years as a Jesuit seminarian before leaving the Church in 1970. He holds degrees from Boston College and Yale University and spent his career teaching at Purdue and Clarkson Universities, winning five teaching awards. His publications include books on the Bible as literature, farming ethics, medical ethics, and a translation of Horace’s Odes, in addition to numerous essays. Today he resides in Upstate New York and concentrates on gardening, astronomy, and winning fishing tournaments.