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Author | : Kathleen Norris |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 1999-04-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781573227216 |
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Cloister Walk, a book about Christianity, spirituality, and rediscovered faith. Struggling with her return to the Christian church after many years away, Kathleen Norris found it was the language of Christianity that most distanced her from faith. Words like "judgment," "faith," "dogma," "salvation," "sinner"—even "Christ"—formed what she called her "scary vocabulary," words that had become so codified or abstract that their meanings were all but impenetrable. She found she had to wrestle with them and make them her own before they could confer their blessings and their grace. Blending history, theology, storytelling, etymology, and memoir, Norris uses these words as a starting point for reflection, and offers a moving account of her own gradual conversion. She evokes a rich spirituality rooted firmly in the chaos of everyday life—and offers believers and doubters alike an illuminating perspective on how we can embrace ancient traditions and find faith in the contemporary world.
Author | : Susan Hougelman |
Publisher | : Herald Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-01-04 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781513809489 |
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A simpler way of life is possible. In this fast-paced and ever-changing world full of chaos and uncertainty, many seek a place where steadfast truth, godly values, and biblical principles are being lived out. That world exists among the Amish. Inside the Simple Life welcomes readers into a tight-knit community where peace and tranquility abound, where “love thy neighbor” means more than just waving hello, and where all needs are taken care of by each member of the community. Be inspired by real stories paired with stunning photographs of Amish life as told by an “Englisher” who has been welcomed into the private and fascinating world of the Old Order Amish. Let author Susan Hougelman’s heartwarming stories of their simpler way of life stir you to embrace meaningful change through biblical principles lived out by the Amish people.
Author | : Bertrand Russell |
Publisher | : Simon & Schuster |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : |
Download In Praise of Idleness, and Other Essays Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Amy Krouse Rosenthal |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2007-12-18 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0307420655 |
Download Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A memoir in bite-size chunks from the author of the viral Modern Love column “You May Want to Marry My Husband.” “[Rosenthal] shines her generous light of humanity on the seemingly humdrum moments of life and shows how delightfully precious they actually are.” —The Chicago Sun-Times How do you conjure a life? Give the truest account of what you saw, felt, learned, loved, strived for? For Amy Krouse Rosenthal, the surprising answer came in the form of an encyclopedia. In Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life she has ingeniously adapted this centuries-old format for conveying knowledge into a poignant, wise, often funny, fully realized memoir. Using mostly short entries organized from A to Z, many of which are cross-referenced, Rosenthal captures in wonderful and episodic detail the moments, observations, and emotions that comprise a contemporary life. Start anywhere—preferably at the beginning—and see how one young woman’s alphabetized existence can open up and define the world in new and unexpected ways. An ordinary life, perhaps, but an extraordinary book.
Author | : David E. Shi |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780820323404 |
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Looking across three centuries of want and prosperity, war and peace, this work introduces a cast of practitioners and proponents of the simple life, among them Thomas Jefferson, Scott and Helen Nearing, Jimmy Carter and Jane Addams. It finds that nothing is simple about our mercurial devotion to the ideal of plain living and high thinking. Though we may hedge a bit in practice and are now and then driven by motives no deeper than nostalgia, this work stresses that the diverse efforts to avoid anxious social striving and compulsive materialism have been essential to the nation's spiritual health.
Author | : Emrys Westacott |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2016-09-20 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 140088330X |
Download The Wisdom of Frugality Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Why philosophers have advocated simple living for 2,500 years—and why we ignore them at our peril From Socrates to Thoreau, most philosophers, moralists, and religious leaders have seen frugality as a virtue and have associated simple living with wisdom, integrity, and happiness. But why? And are they right? Is a taste for luxury fundamentally misguided? If one has the means to be a spendthrift, is it foolish or reprehensible to be extravagant? In this book, Emrys Westacott examines why, for more than two millennia, so many philosophers and people with a reputation for wisdom have been advocating frugality and simple living as the key to the good life. He also looks at why most people have ignored them, but argues that, in a world facing environmental crisis, it may finally be time to listen to the advocates of a simpler way of life. The Wisdom of Frugality explores what simplicity means, why it's supposed to make us better and happier, and why, despite its benefits, it has always been such a hard sell. The book looks not only at the arguments in favor of living frugally and simply, but also at the case that can be made for luxury and extravagance, including the idea that modern economies require lots of getting and spending. A philosophically informed reflection rather than a polemic, The Wisdom of Frugality ultimately argues that we will be better off—as individuals and as a society—if we move away from the materialistic individualism that currently rules.
Author | : Joshua Fields Millburn |
Publisher | : Celadon Books |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2021-07-13 |
Genre | : Self-Help |
ISBN | : 1250236495 |
Download Love People, Use Things Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** "The Minimalists show you how to disconnect from our conditioned material state and reconnect to our true essence: love people and use things. This is not a book about how to live with less, but about how to live more deeply and more fully." —Jay Shetty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Like a Monk AS SEEN ON THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARIES MINIMALISM & LESS IS NOW How might your life be better with less? Imagine a life with less: less stuff, less clutter, less stress and debt and discontent—a life with fewer distractions. Now, imagine a life with more: more time, more meaningful relationships, more growth and contribution and contentment—a life of passion, unencumbered by the trappings of the chaotic world around you. What you’re imagining is an intentional life. And to get there, you’ll have to let go of some clutter that’s in the way. In Love People, Use Things, Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus move past simple decluttering to show how minimalism makes room to reevaluate and heal the seven essential relationships in our lives: stuff, truth, self, money, values, creativity, and people. They use their own experiences—and those of the people they have met along the minimalist journey—to provide a template for how to live a fuller, more meaningful life. Because once you have less, you can make room for the right kind of more.
Author | : Ernest Albert BAKER |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Download Praise of a Simple Life. [An Anthology.] Edited by E.A. Baker Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Thom S. Rainer |
Publisher | : B&H Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0805448861 |
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This text extends the teachings of bestseller "Simple Church," guiding readers to joyfully balance God, time, relationships, and money through clarity, movement, focus, and alignment.
Author | : Toinette Lippe |
Publisher | : Monkfish Book Publishing |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2015-05-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1939681448 |
Download Nothing Left Over Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A brilliant meditation on how to move through the day with elegant economy and grace. Reprint edition with new Afterword.