in 2004, labeouf contributed an essay to the book "i am jewish", by judea pearl, in which labeouf stated that he has a "personal relationship with god that happens to work within the confines of judaism". he has described himself as jewish, but declared in 2007 that religion had "never made sense" to him. however, in an interview published in "interview" magazine in october 2014, labeouf stated "i found god doing "fury". i became a christian man, and not in a fucking bullshit wayin a very real way. i could have just said the prayers that were on the page. but it was a real thing that really saved me".