The Year of Living Biblically

Type: Book

As of November 2026, The Year of Living Biblically has been mentioned in 3 episodes across 3 podcasts, first heard Feb 2025 on Tim Ferriss. In the episode "Whether or Not to Have Kids, Transformative Experiences, and More," Tim Ferriss references L.A. Paul's work, highlighting the complexity of decision-making in transformative experiences. He notes that her insights validate the struggle of making significant life choices, such as parenting, emphasizing that it's reasonable to feel uncertain and that there are no easy answers. This connects to the themes explored in "The Year of Living Biblically.

Transformative Experience is a 2014 book by philosopher L. A. Paul. The book analyzes decision-making in circumstances where one of the possible options offers a radically new experience that cannot be assessed in advance, such as deciding to become a parent, or choosing to alter one's physical or mental capabilities. Transformative Experience was covered in numerous popular and academic outlets, including The New York Times, The Times Literary Supplement, Commonweal, Mind, Dialogue, and the Aus