Lifecraft The Art of Meaning in the Everyday

by Church, Forrest

• ISBN13: 9780807077139
• ISBN10: 0807077135
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-15
• Publisher: Beacon Press

Summary

The Art of Meaning in the Everyday A joyous book on the art of finding meaning in daily life. Forrest Church challenges much of the modern search for meaning-indeed, the entire thrust of modern theology. "A spiritual guide for grown-ups-this book doesn't pander and it doesn't apologize: it is simple and wise." -Joanne Woodward

Author Biography

Forrest Church served almost three decades as senior minister and is now Minister of Public Theology of All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in New York City. He was educated at Stanford University, Harvard Divinity School, and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D. in early church history. He has written or edited twenty-three books, including Life Lines; Lifecraft; Bringing God Home; The American Creed; Freedom from Fear; and Love & Death.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction	3	(10)
Pictures from an Exhibition	13	(12)
Self-Portraits	25	(12)
Character and Plot	37	(16)
Tombs and Monuments	53	(14)
The God Project	67	(14)
The Music of Prayer	81	(14)
A Mystery Story	95	(12)
Poetry in Motion	107	(12)
Afterword	119