Senior pastor of鈥� Walnut United Methodist Church and Scripps alum Lydia Sohn 鈥�05 spoke with The Claremont Courier about her debut novel, Here: A Spirituality of Staying in a Culture of Leaving.听
The book of spiritual reflection, contemplative theology, and personal memoir pushes back on the cultural message of constant reinvention.
鈥淲hen we leave to escape a difficult situation or because we鈥檙e bored, ultimately what happens is that the same kind of emotions come up as soon as we get to the next place, right?鈥� Sohn told the Courier. 鈥淟ike the same feeling of [fear of missing out] and restlessness and boredom will always come up.鈥�听
A book launch and signing with Sohn will take place at Claremont United Methodist Church on March 1 at 2 p.m. You can find more details and RSVP . Read the to learn more about Sohn鈥檚 ministry work and her process of writing the book.听听
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