Alexander De Witte

Author Bio: Alex Brocklehurst / Alexander De Witte

Alex Brocklehurst is a multifaceted writer, culture critic, and theological thinker, also known for his extensive body of fiction and poetry published under the name Alexander De Witte.

As Alex Brocklehurst, he delves into contemporary theological and cultural analysis. He is the author of The Heart of Flesh Typology: Joy and the Eschaton in the Age of Inversion, a considered response to the challenges of Christian discipleship in modernity. His insights into cultural discourse are further showcased through his contributions to academic collections, including chapters on Jordan Peterson and Steven Pinker in their respective Critical Responses volumes (Carus Books / Open Universe). This non-fiction work is informed by a robust academic background, including a BA and MA in Theology, and over two decades in vocational rehabilitation within mental health, fostering an enduring interest in trauma and its impacts.

Under his pen name, Alexander De Witte, he explores narrative and poetic forms with a distinctive voice. His fiction catalogue includes the completed epic trilogy (comprising The Wisdom Tree and the Dormouse, The Emerald Moth and the White Stag, and The Crimson Goat and the Oracle Robes), alongside the novella Soul Cancer, and the short story collection The Lightning and the Snow: Seven Stories For the Inner Child. De Witte's poetic works are captured in collections such as Sweet Echoes of Resilience, the "best of" selection The Darkness of the Light, Oddities of Intuition, Loose Ends, and Irrepressible Incantations.

Whether writing as Brocklehurst or De Witte, his work often touches upon the mystical and the profound. His aim is to transport readers to places where deep ideas converge with imaginative storytelling, and where a sense of awe at life's richest possibilities can take hold. Beyond writing, he enjoys following high-level human and computer chess, and anything that takes him off the beaten track is liable to capture his imagination.