Affluence, autonomy, safety, and power--the central values of the American dream. But are they 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.
Affluence, autonomy, safety, and power--the central values of the American dream. But are they 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.
D. L. Mayfield is a writer and activist who has spent over a decade working with refugee communities in the United States. Her work has been published in McSweeney's, The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Christian Century, Sojourners, Vox, and the Englewood Review of Books. She is also the author of Assimilate or Go Home: Notes from a Failed Missionary on Rediscovering Faith. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and two children.
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Introduction: The Myth of the American Dream Part One: Affluence 1. The Walls of Rome 2. Who Is My Neighbor? 3. Getting Curious 4. Low, Low Prices 5. How Not to Be a Millionaire 6. Lament for the Land 7. True Generosity Part Two: Autonomy 8. Liberty 9. The Names We Give 10. Fresh Paint 11. What Is Education For? 12. Paying Attention to My Neighbors 13. The Hospitality of Exiles Part Three: Safety 14. The Odds 15. Mary, or We Can Never Be Safe 16. The Ship of the Doomed 17. Good Seeds 18. Waking Up Sad 19. The Happiest Place on Earth Part Four: Power 20. Empire 21. Billboards 22. The Pioneer Mind 23. Signposts 24. Monuments and Memorials 25. Learning from Exiles Epilogue: How to Live in Empire Acknowledgments Notes
Introduction: The Myth of the American Dream Part One: Affluence 1. The Walls of Rome 2. Who Is My Neighbor? 3. Getting Curious 4. Low, Low Prices 5. How Not to Be a Millionaire 6. Lament for the Land 7. True Generosity Part Two: Autonomy 8. Liberty 9. The Names We Give 10. Fresh Paint 11. What Is Education For? 12. Paying Attention to My Neighbors 13. The Hospitality of Exiles Part Three: Safety 14. The Odds 15. Mary, or We Can Never Be Safe 16. The Ship of the Doomed 17. Good Seeds 18. Waking Up Sad 19. The Happiest Place on Earth Part Four: Power 20. Empire 21. Billboards 22. The Pioneer Mind 23. Signposts 24. Monuments and Memorials 25. Learning from Exiles Epilogue: How to Live in Empire Acknowledgments Notes
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