Daniel Taylor (PhD, Emory University) is a past professor of literature and writing and the author of seventeen books of both fiction and nonfiction. The latter include everything from street-level Christian apologetics—The Myth of Certainty and The Skeptical Believer to memoir-related works such as Letters to My Children and In Search of Sacred Places, to a hands-on guide to writing life stories—Creating a Spiritual Legacy, and an investigation of how stories shape us—Tell Me a Story.

His fiction includes a number of published short stories and a novel series that consists of Death Comes for the Deconstructionist, Do We Not Bleed?, Woe to the Scribes and Pharisees, and The Mystery of Iniquity. His most recent books are Believing Again: Stories of Leaving and Returning to Faith and the novel The Prodigal of Leningrad (set during the Nazi siege of the city during World War II).

Taylor has also worked as a stylist on a number of Bible translations, including The New Living Translation (NLT). He is co-founder of The Legacy Center, an organization devoted to helping individuals and organizations identify and preserve the values and stories that have shaped their lives. He was a contributing editor for the late, lamented review Books and Culture, and is current President of the Chrysostom Society.

Learn more at www.WordTaylor.com.