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Discover the Good Life as you learn from the wise voices of the past.
Weve 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 a curated collection of voices from the past, inviting Christians into an ages-old dialogue with some of historys wisest and most reflective minds. Featuring thought-provoking writings from a diverse lineup of over 35 writers and thinkers:
Together these sages, writers, philosophers, and poets address important issues such as virtue, beauty, community, wonder, suffering, and meaning.
Each of these texts are introduced by experts from a variety of Christian colleges and universities to help provide a richer narrative in which Christians can participate. Each text is also accompanied by discussion questions to provoke further thought and contemplation and to facilitate discussion when used in groups.
Learning the Good Life is ideal for any Christian seeking a deeper connection to the wisdom of the past and wanting a more cohesive vision of the good life. Though not all these writers were themselves Christians, they all have a message for you. All of them are calling you to die to yourself, to your habits of indulgence, to your pride and ambitionand to dedicate your time to learning, thinking, and loving.
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Anyone who fails to recognize that he or she has much to learn from the great thinkers of the pastincluding the distant pastis a fool. But its not enough merely to acknowledge that we can learn from these thinkers. We have to actually read their writings. Thats why I warmly welcomeand commendthis new collection of great books published by Zondervan. Those who take advantage of this opportunity to learn from the true teachers of humanity will enrich themselves intellectually, morally, and spiritually.
ROBERT P. GEORGE, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University
Learning the Good Life is a magnificent compilation of the timeless principles of human flourishing. Strolling through it, the reader cannot help but appreciate how often wise thinkers independently have come to similar ideas about living well. Across time and place, certain principlessuch as detachment from earthly things, being honest, kind, and virtuous for their own sake, and leading a life aligned with ones internal principleshave stood the test of time, earning endorsements from teachers interested in helping us pursue good living together. This book pulls together works from different thinkers and traditions that might at first seem desperatefrom Confucius to Plato to Frederick Douglassbut the texts and the introduction help the reader see how they contribute to a harmonious whole.
Each text and author in this book contributes to the Great Conversation, the iterative dialogue on questions of origin, purpose and destiny that thoughtful people have been engaging in across human history. This anthology is essential reading for the Christian student of any age; it serves as a powerful reminder that all truth is Gods truth, and that people of all backgrounds can, and have, come to appreciate his wisdom, even independent of his revelation.
ALEXANDRA HUDSON, writer, speaker, and founder of Civic Renaissance
Learning the Good Life is like an encyclopedia of the humanities that should be on the shelf of every classical school educator and every Christian educator. Starting in 450 BC, renowned scholars and teachers offer concise yet deep reflections on the wisdom of the greatest books and most important ideas that have shaped human civilization. Every chapter is food for the soul, and readers will undoubtedly come away with new knowledge and new habits that make learning fun. Particularly moving are the prayers written by scholars at the end of the booka wellspring of faith and inspiration for anyone who cares about integrating the head and the heart.
MARGARITA MOONEY SUAREZ, associate professor of practical theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, founder of the Scala Foundation, and author of The Love of Learning: Seven Dialogues on the Liberal Arts
Theres nothing I love more than timeless literature, and this collection has it in spades. So many books today are enslaved to the pressure of the here and now; Learning the Good Life is a welcome breath of fresh air, gathering wisdom from all across the world that has proven its worth for thousands of years. Magnificent!
JEREMY WAYNE TATE, chief executive officer, Classic Learning Test
The terrors of the past threaten to tear apart the future. And perhaps that is as it should be, for none of us deserve a better future than the one weve made. But hope springs eternal from this hothouse of past and future, especially as we follow those who thought their way out of terrifying pasts toward viable and even flourishing futures. At least this is what the authors of this splendid volume would have us believe. And why not believe them? If they are right, it will be the past that saves us and books like this that get us there.
JONATHAN TRAN, George W. Baines Chair of Religion, Baylor University
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Learning the Good Life
Copyright 2022 by Jessica Hooten Wilson and Jacob Stratman
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ePub Edition March 2022: ISBN 978-0-3101-2797-0
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Wilson, Jessica Hooten, editor. | Stratman, Jacob, editor.
Title: Learning the good life : wisdom from the great hearts and minds that came before / Jessica Hooten Wilsonv and Jacob Stratman.
Description: Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 2022. | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2021036632 (print) | LCCN 2021036633 (ebook) | ISBN 9780310127963 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780310127970 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Wisdom in literature. | Wisdom--History. | Christians--Books and reading.
Classification: LCC PN56.W54 L43 2022 (print) | LCC PN56.W54 (ebook) | DDC 801--dc23/ eng/20211020
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021036632
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021036633
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To my teachers: David Lyle Jeffrey, Ralph Wood, Stephen Prickett, Paul Contino, and Louise Cowan
JESSICA HOOTEN WILSON
To my students
JACOB STRATMAN
We began composing this book to fill a gap. As we served on a committee together at John Brown University (JBU) for addressing first-year seminars, Jake and I could not find a text that showed students what it meant to be a Christian learner. We especially sought one that drew from the Great Tradition rather than speaking didactically and only within present concerns. This book grew from that need and those conversations, so thank you, JBU, for that service opportunity. Thanks to all of our contributors for giving their time, talent, and energy to make this book what it is. Also, thank you to our student worker Eden Hinton, who diligently submitted permissions requests, kept track of contributions, and corresponded on our behalf. She is the secret to the successful compilation of this book. Finally, we need to acknowledge our families for supporting us in this extracurricular work. This book was not made as part of our jobs, but it was made as a gift to future generations.
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