The shaping power of stories -- We need a new story -- Love really does make the world go round -- How do human beings and cultures change? -- When false stories make helping hurt -- You can become a consuming robot! -- You can be a harp-playing ghost forever! -- God's story of change -- Escaping flatland -- Reconsidering creation: the key to understanding human flourishing -- Reconsidering the fall: more than just a legal problem -- Reconsidering redemption: fully embodied hope -- The new creation dawns -- Living into the story.
Summary:
Western Civilization is wealthier, but it isnt happier. We are the richest people ever to walk the face of the earth, but according to research, we arent becoming happier. Families and communities are increasingly fragmented, loneliness is skyrocketing, and physical and mental health are on the decline. Our unprecedented wealth doesnt seem to be doing us much good.
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