Madeline L’Engle also wrote of Kairos and Chronos in her various books. A Wrinkle in Time and the subsequent three books are called the Time Quartet. The Time Q

Madeline L’Engle also wrote of Kairos and Chronos in her various books. A Wrinkle in Time and the subsequent three books are called the Time Quartet. The Time Quartet deals with tesseracts, wormholes, and larger universal and existential themes, in what she calls “pure time,” AKA Kairos. Contrast this with her “normal world” books that take place in the “regular, clock-time” world, AKA Chronos. A Wrinkle in Time probably shaped my view of the world more than any other book growing up. Kairos has a permanent place in my heart as a result.