The Myth of the American Dream - Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power by D. L. Mayfield
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The Myth of the American Dream - Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power
The Myth of the American Dream - Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power
Summary
Affluence, autonomy, safety, and power-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.
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This trenchant Christian critique of American exceptionalism provides an essential, passionate interpretation of the ideals of egalitarianism. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
About D. L. Mayfield
D. L. Mayfield is a writer and activist who has spent over a decade working with refugee communities in the United States. Her work has been published in McSweeney's, The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Christian Century, Sojourners, Vox, and the Englewood Review of Books. She is also the author of Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two children.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Myth of the American Dream
Part One: Affluence
1. The Walls of Rome
2. Who Is My Neighbor?
3. Getting Curious
4. Low, Low Prices
5. How Not to Be a Millionaire
6. Lament for the Land
7. True Generosity
Part Two: Autonomy
8. Liberty
9. The Names We Give
10. Fresh Paint
11. What Is Education For?
12. Paying Attention to My Neighbors
13. The Hospitality of Exiles
Part Three: Safety
14. The Odds
15. Mary, or We Can Never Be Safe
16. The Ship of the Doomed
17. Good Seeds
18. Waking Up Sad
19. The Happiest Place on Earth
Part Four: Power
20. Empire
21. Billboards
22. The Pioneer Mind
23. Signposts
24. Monuments and Memorials
25. Learning from Exiles
Epilogue: How to Live in Empire
Acknowledgments
Notes
Part One: Affluence
1. The Walls of Rome
2. Who Is My Neighbor?
3. Getting Curious
4. Low, Low Prices
5. How Not to Be a Millionaire
6. Lament for the Land
7. True Generosity
Part Two: Autonomy
8. Liberty
9. The Names We Give
10. Fresh Paint
11. What Is Education For?
12. Paying Attention to My Neighbors
13. The Hospitality of Exiles
Part Three: Safety
14. The Odds
15. Mary, or We Can Never Be Safe
16. The Ship of the Doomed
17. Good Seeds
18. Waking Up Sad
19. The Happiest Place on Earth
Part Four: Power
20. Empire
21. Billboards
22. The Pioneer Mind
23. Signposts
24. Monuments and Memorials
25. Learning from Exiles
Epilogue: How to Live in Empire
Acknowledgments
Notes
Additional information
CIN0830845984G
9780830845989
0830845984
The Myth of the American Dream - Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power by D. L. Mayfield
Used - Good
Hardback
InterVarsity Press
2020-05-05
216
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