Reflections On Faith and 17th Century European-American Colonists

The Writer and His Writings – Does one reveal the other?

It is interesting to consider the degree to which writings reveal writers.  One factor must, of course, be the subject matter.  An autobiography can be revealing or concealing.  Through the autobiography, the writer – when brutally honest – tells all, and readers are exposed to “aha moments” in recognition of assumptions made while reading the author’s other books.  Conversely, the autobiography may…