"I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress"
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The second line is the key tell: “The more I learn, the more questions I have.” That’s a neat inversion of the conversion narrative, where knowledge resolves doubt. Brown valorizes doubt as a sign of seriousness. Subtextually, it’s also a defense against the criticism that his work treats theology like a conspiracy board: questions aren’t a detour; they’re the destination. If answers feel too final, they start to look like dogma, and dogma is the villain in his storytelling ecosystem.
“For me” narrows the claim, keeping it from sounding like a manifesto. “Work in progress” is conspicuously modern language - self-help adjacent, nonthreatening, and adaptable - and it frames spirituality as a lifelong project rather than a settled creed. Context matters: Brown writes in a post-90s landscape where “spiritual but not religious” became a respectable identity, and where institutions are distrusted but meaning is still demanded. The quote isn’t just about belief; it’s a permission slip to keep searching without picking a side.
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"I consider myself a student of many religions. The more I learn, the more questions I have. For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress." FixQuotes, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-consider-myself-a-student-of-many-religions-the-143496/. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.




