Interview: Ray Imgrund

This month's author tells us about Jacques Maritain, Laurus, and the challenges of humor in writing.

As a thank you to our paid subscribers, we post interviews with each of our authors to go along with their story. This month we are chatting with Ray Imgrund, author of Office of New Evangelizations.

How do you view religion in your own life and how does that influence religion in the worlds you create?

My religion (Catholicism) is the foundation upon which my life is built. Even when it is not explicitly visible to myself or those around me, it still undergirds all of my thoughts and actions. Similarly, I take for granted that the religious impulse burns within every human heart, and thus all my stories must at least imply it (if not deal with the matter outright).

Who are the best artists in your faith tradition (irrespective of genre and medium), and how does their approach influence yours?

Overall, I consider the best and most influential artists from the Christian tradition to be those deeply moved by the artistic impulse, but never driven to irrationality by it. My perspective on this is highly conditioned by