by Attila Takacs (Author)

Obsidian Orchids is a field guide for living covenant life in public. Written from Catholic and Evangelical roots, and shaped by a peaceable Restorationist vision of Zion, this book asks what holiness looks like when it grows hands. Across twelve lyrical lessons, Attila Takacs explores mercy, Sabbath, childhood, money, truth-telling, suffering, and communal responsibility through reflection, story, and concrete practice. Drawing on Scripture, the church's long memory, and carefully framed engagement with 1 Enoch, Jubilees, and the Book of Mormon, this work invites readers beyond religious performance into ordinary faithfulness. It is a book for those who want depth without theater, mysticism without spectacle, and a form of discipleship sturdy enough to nourish both the wounded and the hopeful.

Author Biography

Attila Takacs is a Scotland-based Hungarian writer of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage whose work explores theological conversation across Christian traditions. Formed by Catholic and Evangelical roots and shaped by Restorationist questions of covenant and Zion, he writes on mercy, suffering, and ordinary discipleship. He is the author of Pale Bloom: A Journey of Faith, Wounds, and Radical Grace.