Crossing the Wasteland

About the Book

The author draws upon the experience of a diverse career, in the foreign service and academia, to argue that restoration of our cultural health depends upon our finding our way to orthodox religious faith. Proposed transformations of our conceptions of reality and of history make it a realistic possibility. Richly original analyses are of much interest for the many disturbed by modern challenges to faith. The book demonstrates that the intellectual obstacles to religion have destroyed their own foundations. It establishes the intellectual respectability of faith and sustains the authenticity of all traditional religions.

About the Author

Samuel B. Southwell, who grew up in Texas oil fields and the U. S. Navy, holds a doctorate in literature from The University of Texas. He was in the foreign service in Mexico City and Guadalajara. He taught at Texas A&M University and the University of Houston, receiving a number of awards as a teacher. His wife Mary is a painter, his daughter Teresa a commercial artist, his son Michael a purchasing agent for a large corporation. In addition to Crossing the Wasteland, he has published a novel and books in literary criticism and philosophy.