Life after doom wisdom and courage for a world falling apart
""A book of rare wisdom, genuinely profound in depth and scope." -Diana Butler Bass, author of Christianity After Religion "As rich and thoughtful as all of Brian McLaren's work, but with a particular urgency!" -Bill McKibben A deeply insightful exploration of how to live with wisdom, resilience and...
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New York :
St. Martin's Essentials,
[2024]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: That unpeaceful, uneasy, unwanted feeling
- part 1. Letting go : a path of descent: I am waking up ; Welcome to reality ; Mind your mind ; Send in the poets ; When the story does harm, step away ; Hope is complicated
- part 2. Letting be : a place of insight: Learn to see ; Seek Indigenous wisdom ; Don't read the Bible (in the same old way) ; Maybe it's good, maybe it's not ; I am a candle ; Start with step one
- part 3. Letting come : a path of resilience: We are not the first ones here ; Imagine safe landings and new beginnings ; It only takes two or three ; When life gets tough, we get tougher
- part 4. Setting free : a path of agile engagement: Beauty abounds ; What a time to be alive ; Tell them about the dream ; Find your light and shine it ; We make the way by walking
- Afterword
- Appendices: Best resources on our predicament ; Using this book for small groups, classes, sermon series, and retreats ; Three conversation starters for courageous conversations ; Your plan ; Talking to children about our current situation ; A short list of biases.
