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Simpler Living, Compassionate Life
by
Michael Schut ,
Cecile Andrews, John B. Cobb Jr. , Alan Durning , Wendell Berry , James T. Mulligan , William Gibson , Jerome Segal
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Simpler Living, Compassionate Life: A Christian Perspective is a rich collection of voices that bring clarity to the confusion between our society's ideal of the material "good life" with the "abundant life, " modeled after the person of Jesus, the things he taught, and the way he lived. It invites us to re-examine and rearrange our lives, to sweep away the "clutter" that...more
Paperback, 296 pages
Published
March 1st 1999
by Living the Good News
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though i am not a christian, i absolutely respect this book and it's philosophies about living simply and sustainably. it's got great facts and research about how dangerous our lifestyles are becoming for the earth, but it's not all doomsday material, and backs up the criticism with positive solutions that can actually be accomplished by anyone everyday.
" Freedom is not the opposite of determinism, but of compulsion, of having to act."
"The myth of fulfillment makes us miss the most beautiful aspect of our human souls: our emptiness, our incompleteness, our radical yearning for love. We were never meant to be completely fulfilled; we were meant to taste it, to long for it, and to grow toward it. In this way we participate in love becoming life, life becoming love. To miss our emptiness is, finally, to miss our hope."
"The ancients knew the value...more
"The myth of fulfillment makes us miss the most beautiful aspect of our human souls: our emptiness, our incompleteness, our radical yearning for love. We were never meant to be completely fulfilled; we were meant to taste it, to long for it, and to grow toward it. In this way we participate in love becoming life, life becoming love. To miss our emptiness is, finally, to miss our hope."
"The ancients knew the value...more
I definitely skimmed most of the essays in this book - they're pretty repetitive, and the more abstract theory ones have a weepy/whiny tone to them - but there were some real gems, especially from Wendell Berry. I also liked the simple, fact-based analyses of the impact that unwise food choices and environmental carelessness have on minority and impoverished groups.
This is a collection of essays written by proponents of simplicity as a lifestyle and simplicity as a means of saving/healing the earth. A variety of perspectives that cross economical, theological, ecological, and family territories. Strong views present. This is not a how-to book, but rather prone to make you think about these issues and how they might become part of your life. You can read one excerpt or the whole thing as desired.
this is a great book with several contributing authors.
i missed out on the accompanying video curriculum (it's from 1999)
but hope to find it and lead a group through it at some point soon.
i missed out on the accompanying video curriculum (it's from 1999)
but hope to find it and lead a group through it at some point soon.
Jan 08, 2009
Amy
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This is a collection of Essay's. The few that I have read have been so insightful and challenging. A great used book store find!
A solid small group discussion text.
So far a great book of various articles with a study guide that I'm going through with a core group. It addresses the issue of time, money, peace, and can less really mean more! It has been especially good considering the season of holidays we are in!
Mar 23, 2008
Libby
marked it as to-read
We are reading The Freedom Manifesto, which is about living more simply. I think I would like to compare/contrast the Christian perspective to the anarchist book. My prediction is that they will have similar ideas.
Oh my gosh. I can't believe I wasn't exposed to this collection of essays earlier. Very deep, very practical, great perspectives. Great!
A bit academic, not an easy read.
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