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"David Zahl's popular and enlightening exploration of our
unintended replacement religions--career, parenting, technology,
food, politics, and romance--is new in paperback, now updated and
expanded with a chapter on celebrity. 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. New edition includes a bound-in small group discussion
guide perfect book clubs, church groups, and more. "
"A lighthearted yet high-minded exploration of failure's ability to
serve as a gateway to grace. Readers will find this a
balm."--Publishers Weekly Many of us spend our days feeling like
we're the only one with problems, while everyone else has their act
together. But the sooner we realize that everyone struggles like we
do, the sooner we can show grace to ourselves and others. In Low
Anthropology, popular author and theologian David Zahl explores how
our ideas about human nature influence our expectations in
friendship, work, marriage, and politics. We all go through life
with an "anthropology"--an idea about what humans are like, our
potentials and our limitations. A high anthropology--thinking
optimistically about human nature--can breed perfectionism,
anxiety, burnout, loneliness, and resentment. Meanwhile, Zahl
invites readers into a biblically rooted and surprisingly
life-giving low anthropology, which fosters hope, deep connection
with others, lasting love, vulnerability, compassion, and
happiness. Zahl offers a liberating view of human nature, sin, and
grace, showing why the good news of Christianity is both urgent and
appealing. By embracing a more accurate view of human beings,
readers will discover a true and lasting hope.
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.
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