Alumni Feature: Zachary Davis
2009, International Relations and Humanities
Executive Director of Faith Matters and Editor of Wayfare Magazine. I helped create media that inspires hope and strengthens faith.
I have had a winding yet joyful path. I began as a foreign policy analyst in Washington, DC, but I came to believe that politics wasn't the best way to make a positive difference in the world. Instead, it was to share the wisdom and power of the humanities, experiences I had at BYU as a Humanities major. I got involved in Harvard's online humanities courses initiative, and then studied theology and history at Harvard Divinity School. As a student, I started a podcast about culture called Ministry of Ideas. More recently, I've begun to create media that is more directly focused on the path of faith and how to live with hope and beauty. An important realization is that Jesus truly is the way, the truth, and the life. Making him the center of your life leads to unfolding graces and joys.
"There are few things rarer and more precious than the ability to think for oneself and to use imagination to create new things"
-Thinking
-Speaking
-Writing
-Comparison
-Imagination
-Analysis
Because there are fewer things rarer and more precious than the ability to think for oneself and to use imagination to create new things.
Do not be afraid to follow an unconventional path/ Yes, it is a bit scarier, but the rewards for trusting your passions are more than compensating. Safety is its own risk (boredom/ stagnation). Be bold!
I have an obsession with Biscoff.