““Does my subjectivity shape the book? Of course it does, and that dynamic can be bad or good, or both! For example, in reading the early Christian writers closely I have been astonished to discover the widespread presence of the theme of peace in the life and mission of the church. And I have asked myself: Why have others not seen this? Why did I not see this earlier? And why do I see it now? Is it because of subjectivity on my part? Or have others ignored peace because of their subjectivities? And what essential things do I persist in ignoring and misreading? Readers must judge.””
