In this mannered tour through literature, sports, film and daily life, Barry Morrow leads us to contemplate the nature and purpose of human longing. Using Ecclesiastes as a map for the journey, Morrow gives us a vision of our disenchantment ‘under the sun’ and suggests that human culture—our work, art and play—gives evidence of another reality for which God created us.
Daftar Isi
Introduction
1. Looking from Answers, But Finding Only Questions
2. Seeking Happiness: Advice from an Ancient Sage
3. The Heart Has Reasons: The Journey of Desire
4. Cosmic Orphans: Our Sense of Alienation
5. Celebrating the Daily Humdrum
6. Transcendence in Our Work
7. Leisure Play: Looking for Paradise?
8. Transcendence in Literature and Film
9. Pain Pleasures: Touchstones of Reality
Conclusion: Is There a Remedy for Our Disenchantment?
Tentang Penulis
Kenneth D. Boa is the president of Reflections Ministries. His many books include Conformed to His Image, 20 Compelling Evidences That God Exists, Face to Face and Augustine to Freud. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia.