Seculosity - How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What to Do about It (Hardcover)

At the heart of our current moment lies a universal yearning, writes David Zahl, not to be happy or respected so much as enough--what religions call "righteous." To fill the void left by religion, we look to all sorts of everyday activities--from eating and parenting to dating and voting--for the identity, purpose, and meaning once provided on Sunday morning.In our striving, we are chasing a sense of enoughness. But it remains ever out of reach, and the effort and anxiety are burning us out. Seculosity takes a thoughtful yet entertaining tour of American "performancism" and its cousins, highlighting both their ingenuity and mercilessness, all while challenging the conventional narrative of religious decline. Zahl unmasks the competing pieties around which so much of our lives revolve, and he does so in a way that's at points playful, personal, and incisive. Ultimately he brings us to a fresh appreciation for the grace of God in all its countercultural wonder.

General

Imprint:	Fortress Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2019
Authors:	David Zahl
Dimensions:	162 x 236 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	211
ISBN-13:	978-1-5064-4943-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian life & practice > General Books > Christianity > Christian life & practice
LSN:	1-5064-4943-3
Barcode:	9781506449432

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