Based on a True Story

Explore the search for meaning through the stories that shape culture and personal life.

Religious renaissances, meaning crises, movie reboots, and changing cultural moods are connected, argues cultural theologian and podcaster Paul Anleitner. As a burned-out culture questions endless deconstruction, people are searching for guidance to rebuild meaning, identity, and community.

In Based on a True Story, Anleitner traces the social shifts that brought people to this moment. He explores the emerging longing for a better story and the connections between an individual life and the narrative of a culture.

Combining humor with insights from science, Christian theology, and philosophy, he offers a roadmap for rebuilding life around a true story.

Written for skeptics, seekers, and Christian believers, the book invites readers to consider how stories shape the way people understand themselves, their neighbors, and the possibility of hope.