Palimpsests, A Theology is a contemporary classical album that emerges from the excesses of the written word, serving as an accompaniment to my master’s thesis in seminary. These compositions are groanings too deep for words, inviting listeners to step beyond the confines of language and into the profound ineffability of faith.

A palimpsest—a manuscript bearing the marks of previous texts beneath its surface—mirrors the very nature of faith itself. Just as the Bible is a palimpsestic collection, layered with traces and fragments of real, historical communities wrestling with God, so too is faith an embodied reality. It is never static, always open-ended, and ever-vulnerable to grace. This album embodies that spirit of "semper reformanda"—the constant process of beginning again. The songs themselves are palimpsestic, each one evolving from past iterations over the course of five years. These songs embody the palimpsestic nature of faith, carrying fragments and traces of the past, yet remaining ever open to beginning again.

This album is not only a personal journey of faith but also a prayer for change in the lives of those who suffer under regimes of violence today. It is a hymn, a lament, and a prayer for change—both within ourselves and in the world.