I have long been interested in how people grapple with big theological questions in the midst of their busy lives–such as the tension between predestination and free will, or how to reconcile God’s omnipotence with the existence of evil. Theology is not confined to books and sermons; it shapes the textures of everyday lives and their affective undertones. For the past few years I have been thinking about the possibility of approaching God via ethnography. My most recent book, Ninety-Nine, celebrates the multiplicity of God-imaginaries that co-exist within even the strictest monotheism. Part of this project has also involved grappling with God-human relations in times of darkness, violence, and despair. That line of inquiry has more recently taken me into a collaborative project on lived Islamic theologies during the Gaza genocide since 2023.