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The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power

by D. L. Mayfield

  • Hardback
  • Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP USA)
  • 14.8 x 21.9 x 2.6 cm

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Affluence, autonomy, safety, and power. These are the central values of the American dream. But are they compatible with Jesus' command to love our neighbor as ourselves?

In essays grouped around these four values, D. L. Mayfield asks us to pay attention to the ways they shape our own choices, and the ways those choices affect our neighbors. Where did these values come from? How have they failed those on the edges of our society? And how can we disentangle ourselves from our culture's headlong pursuit of these values and live faithful lives of service to God and our neighbors?

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Unruly Saint: Dorothy Day's Radical Vision and Its Challenge for Our TimesThe Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power

  • Author

    D. L. Mayfield

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Intervarsity Press (IVP USA)

  • Published

    May 2020

  • Weight

    409g

  • Dimensions

    14.8 x 21.9 x 2.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780830845989

  • ISBN-10

    0830845984

  • Eden Code

    5127361

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