The Myth of the American Dream
- Authors
- Mayfield, D.L.
- Publisher
- IVP
- Tags
- politics , religion , spirituality , red white and blue like jazz;american dream;justice;affluence;refugees;gentrification;school choice;power;safety;autonomy;pursuit of happiness;life liberty and the pursuit of happiness;american christianity;culture wars;society;love your neighbor;love our neighbors;assimilate or go home;refugee;immigrant;activism;christian nationalism;nationalism;american exceptionalism;pursue the american dream;wealth;wealthy;affluent;independence;independent
- Date
- 2020-05-05T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 6.58 MB
- Lang
- en
Affluence, autonomy, safety, and power. These are the central values of the American dream. But are they actually 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?