Living the Truth. By Alan Jones. Boston: Cowley Publications, 2000. 166 pp. $12.95 (paper).
Near the beginning of his book, Dean Alan Jones includes a quotation from novelist James Carroll, writing in the Boston Globe: "What if human beings are never in full possession of the truth, but must constantly seek it in new experience in a dialogue of respect and mutuality with others?" The author's answer is that this is indeed the situation for humanity-"pilgrims of the truth."
This is more than an attempt to define truth; the book aims to tell what the truth has to do with us and how we live. Jones leads the reader on a grand tour, viewing the subject from a number of …