Patricia Adams Farmer

She is the author of Embracing a Beautiful God (now in its tenth-anniversary edition) and the Fat Soul Philosophy novel series, including The Metaphor Maker and Fat Soul Fridays. With graduate degrees in philosophy, theology, and education, she has taught university courses in philosophy, served as an ordained minister for churches in Ohio and California, and worked with at-risk high school students. Currently living in Manta, Ecuador, she is a featured author for Jesus, Jazz, and Buddhism and working on her third novel.

She especially loves to write and read novels that combine humor with big ideas.