My books

The Conquering Islam

Islam intrigues, questions, and concerns. A lucid analysis of religious fundamentalism and possible paths for dialogue.

La Maison de la Bible

So That Nothing Separates Us Anymore

A book with three authors – Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox – for a broad and bold ecumenical dialogue.

Cabédita

The Queen, the Monk, and the Glutton

When misfortune strikes the royal family of a distant, previously peaceful country, beliefs and convictions waver.

Éditions du Seuil

A Theology for Times of Crisis

An academic work that provides a documented analysis of the crisis in theology faculties and proposes pathways to overcome it.

Labor et Fides

Philou and the Factors of Heaven

A heartbreaking book co-written with his son Simon, who passed away from leukemia at the age of 13, two days after finishing the story.

Éditions Dynamots

The Princess and the Prophet

A committed novel on globalization, translated into Italian, Greek, and Portuguese. The story takes place in Bombay.

Éditions du Seuil

God for the Use of My Sons

An accessible book about God for young people (and less young), translated into German, Italian, and Flemish.

Éditions du Seuil

Towards a Symphony of the Churches

A symphonic vision of ecumenism, translated into German and Italian. Six echoes from Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant personalities.

Éditions Ouverture / Saint-Augustin

The King, the Wise Man, and the Jester

International best-seller translated into 15 languages (German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Turkish, Russian, Korean, Japanese, Chinese...) and sold over 200,000 copies.

Éditions du Seuil

Mircea Eliade and the Coincidence of Opposites

Peter Lang