Discover the Good Life as you learn from the wise voices of the
past. We've lost ourselves. Disconnected from the past and
uncertain about the future, we are anxious about what our lives
will be and troubled by a nagging sense of meaninglessness. Adrift
in the world, many Christians have their identity completely
wrapped up in work, and their definition of the "good life" is
financial success. Fewer of are staying committed to the Christian
faith, finding it difficult to reconcile their experience with
their longings and desires. With so much uncertainty, where can we
find a true vision of "the Good Life"? Learning the Good Life
speaks to this malaise with a curated collection of voices from the
past, inviting Christians into an ages-old dialogue with some of
history's wisest and most reflective minds. Featuring
thought-provoking writings from a diverse lineup of over 35 writers
and thinkers: From the classic-including Confucius, Augustine, Sor
Juana Ines de la Cruz, Henry David Thoreau, and Frederick Douglass;
To the modern-including W.E.B. DuBois, Flannery O'Connor, T.S.
Eliot, and Simone Weil; To the contemporary-including Wendell
Berry, David Foster Wallace, and Marilynne Robinson. Together these
sages, writers, philosophers, and poets address important issues
such as virtue, beauty, community, wonder, suffering, and meaning.
Each of these texts are introduced by experts from a variety of
Christian colleges and universities to help provide a richer
narrative in which Christians can participate. Each text is also
accompanied by discussion questions to provoke further thought and
contemplation and to facilitate discussion when used in groups.
Learning the Good Life is ideal for any Christian seeking a deeper
connection to the wisdom of the past and wanting a more cohesive
vision of the good life. Though not all these writers were
themselves Christians, they all have a message for you. All of them
are calling you to die to yourself, to your habits of indulgence,
to your pride and ambition-and to dedicate your time to learning,
thinking, and loving.
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