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I Am Not God: Searching for a Path Toward Personal and Global Well-Being by David J Laguardia (Paperback / softback, 2017)

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This book is an invitation to examine the orientation of our lives and consider whether our direction promotes well-being for our world and ourselves. Examinations of various religions and wisdom traditions, some of which believe in gods and others which don't promote faith in gods, indicate there is common ground. Regardless of people's faith, there is a potential for widespread agreement on the premise that ne of us is god. Everyone can observe the personal and global harm caused by selfishness and recognize the damage done by an unwavering need to get our own way. As we become more aware of our world, the prevalence of hurting invites us to reflect on whether we contribute to that hurting or promote well-being. A major obstacle to becoming more aware of our world is the assumption of our rightness. This book will examine how religions and ideologies can be placed at the service of our preferences or can lead us to constantly discern how to live rightly. I will look to my own Western, Christian tradition as a case study in the human tendency to subject religion to our preferences and consider how this tendency can lead us to igre or even cause the suffering of marginalized peoples in our global community. Turning from social to personal, the book will invite the reader to strive for greater self-awareness. Recognizing that we are t god demands that we struggle to see beyond our limited perspective and battle to dis-cover our biases. As we will see, our way of relating to other people can reflect the objectifying tendencies of ego; we will also explore how seeing and valuing other people can be a path toward greater personal and social well-being. This book is built on a belief that we can choose what we become as individuals and as a global community. Our religions and wisdom traditions challenge us to choose to be about something beyond our personal interests; this choice involves a degree of personal struggle. Living our values is at times demanding, but when we let go and trust a path, we operate as though we are t the center of the universe. Perhaps we could all agree that the necessary direction for our world is one that leads us to a more expansive sense of community, rather than an alienating one that leads us to a world divided between us and them.

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Publisher
Bookbaby
ISBN-10
1483597148
ISBN-13
9781483597140
eBay Product ID (ePID)
238270432

Additional Product Features

Out-Of-Print Date
01/06/2017
Format
Paperback / Softback
Language
English
Author(s)
David J Laguardia
Date of Publication
08/06/2017
Format Details
Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Subject
Non-Christian Religions
Imprint
Bookbaby
Country of Publication
United States
Author Biography
David lives in Ohio with his wonderful wife and three amazing children. He currently teaches Social Justice at Walsh Jesuit High School. During the 16 years he has worked at Walsh, he has also coached soccer, moderated a gay-straight alliance, organized diversity programming, taught students to backpack and rock climb, organized a spiritual reading and dialogue group for adults, and promoted fair trade. David graduated from John Carroll University with a degree in Religious Studies and earned a Masters in Ministry from Ursuline College.

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