Learning the Good Life: Wisdom from the Great Hearts and Minds That Came Before

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 trusted and assured voices from the past inviting Christians into an age-old conversation with some of history's wisest hearts and minds as their dialogue companions. Featuring classic writings from a diverse lineup of over 35 writers and thinkers including Confucius Augustine Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz W.E.B. DuBois Flannery O'Connor and Wendell Berry. Together these sages of the past address important issues such as: - Vocation - Calling - Meaning - Suffering - Beauty - Virtue - Learning - Wisdom - Critical Thinking - Community - Wonder - Reflection - And more Each of these texts are introduced by experts who are teachers from a variety of Christian colleges and universities to help providing a broader richer and more cohesive narrative in which Christians may participate. In addition to a substantive introduction each text is accompanied by discussion questions to provoke further thought and contemplation and also to facilitate discussion when used in groups. Ideal for any Christian seeking a deeper connection to the wisdom of the past and wanting a more cohesive and beautiful vision of the good life. All the writers 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 instead dedicate your time to learning thinking and loving. Writers and writings featured in Learning the Good Life include: - Lao Tzu From Tao Te Ching - Confucius Selections - Plato The Allegory of the Cave - Seneca the Younger "On the Shortness of Life" - Athanasius On the Incarnation - Gregory of Nazianzus On My Own Verses - Augustine On the Teacher - Augustine On Christian Doctrine Book I.