Indeed, he considered himself in some sense an American before he ever set foot in that country. Already he was fascinated by the West and American popular culture, especially Star Wars.
Yet, however much Ahmari’s family had to observe publicly required standards of piety, they were religiously apathetic at home and encouraged the young boy to read and think for himself. Born in Iran in 1985, he grew up in the hothouse atmosphere of the Iranian revolution, in a country still scarred by the recent war with Iraq, and all the apocalyptic and messianic fervor that conflict stirred. Among other points, he clearly considers his adolescent self a jerk of the first order. But it is also idiosyncratic and idealized: the faith of someone who seems to have missed the past half century or so.Īhmari tells his story with great frankness and a good deal of self-deprecating humor. Yes, it’s assuredly Catholic, indeed deeply eucharistic. Yet I remain confused about the kind of faith to which Ahmari proclaims his loyalty. Philadelphia archbishop Charles Chaput supplies a laudatory foreword. Catholic leaders and intellectuals, chiefly those of conservative orientation. It is not surprising that it has received high accolades from U.S. This rewarding book is beautifully written, intellectually honest, and constantly thought provoking. From Fire, by Water tells the story of his intense spiritual journey and eventual arrival at a safe haven in the Catholic Church. In 2016, at the age of thirty-one, he announced his conversion to Catholicism. Sohrab Ahmari is a successful journalist who has held major editorial positions at the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post. This review appears in the Summer 2019 issue of Modern Age.
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