Veneer : Living Deeply in a Surface Society

by Willard, Timothy D.; Locy, R. Jason

• ISBN13: 9780310325635
• ISBN10: 0310325633
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780310587170
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-26
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub
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Summary

You aren't who you think you are.Culture tells us that in order to be liked we must masquerade as someone other than who we are. So, we lacquer ourselves with credit cards and plastic surgery and status updates hoping no one will see the person underneath. This 'veneer' allows us to silence our real selves as it gives voice to the alter ego we'd like others to see. But, is this all there is to life or have we been duped? Does material success equal significance? Is our only identity the one we steal from Hollywood? God's idea of humanity is altogether different from the world's. There is a way to live that sees beauty in our imperfection and, as Tim and Jason put it, once we realize this we can strip our veneers and live an unveneered life of freedom, honesty, and beauty.

Table of Contents

Prelude: Crazy Breed: The Language of Culture	p. 9
Sawmill: Seeing the Veneer	p. 17
Celebrity Me: Wanting Our Fifteen Minutes of Fame	p. 31
The Queen Is Dead - Long Live the Queen: Recognizing Consumption	p. 49
The Great Vanishing: Wrestling with Progress	p. 67
Oh, Inverted World: Understanding Society	p. 83
Interlude: An Ethereal Plane: The Language of God	p. 109
Whale Stars: Encountering the Magnificent	p. 115
The Violence of Bees: Discovering a True Relationship	p. 139
Transcend: Reaching beyond Ourselves to Grasp Love	p. 163
Vapor Sunshine: Finding Meaning through Abiding	p. 193
End Veneer: Pursuing the Uncommon Way	p. 219
Postlude: Back at the Sawmill: The Language of Restoration	p. 249
Authors' Note	p. 255
Acknowledgments	p. 259
Notes	p. 263
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