David Monkcom

Author

Born in Winchester, England, in 1950, David studied languages at Oxford University and has worked as a teacher, a translator, editor and speechwriter (for European Union leaders). His personal life was very much marked by his upbringing in a fundamentalist Christian sect, and his book "Beyond Belief" (published in 2023) tells the story of that upbringing and of how David recovered from it. Given the damage dogmatic faith communities can do to individuals and to society, David urges believers of all kinds to ditch dogmatism and embrace dialogue. Mutual understanding and an attitude of modesty and humility in our beliefs is key to avoiding the inter-religious intolerance that can lead to violence.