‘At the moment of being stationary and observant, I can become one of the moving multitude.’ Photo: by Seven Shooter on Unsplash

‘I believe that fiction gets to the truth of matters.’

On the books: Helen Buckroyd says fiction can evoke the religious experience

‘I believe that fiction gets to the truth of matters.’

by Helen Buckroyd 4th August 2023

‘Religion’ is such a big word that I am almost scared to approach it. But I should. For a year now I have been attending Quaker Meetings – Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends. So, like it or not, I can’t escape the noun ‘religion’ or its adjective, ‘religious’.