{"product_id":"forgetting-ourselves-on-purpose-vocation-and-the-ethics-of-ambition-paperback-softback-9780470621684","title":"Forgetting Ourselves on Purpose; Vocation and the Ethics of Ambition (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470621684","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eForgetting Ourselves on Purpose\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVocation and the Ethics of Ambition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBrian J. Mahan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470621684, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 November 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e242 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.362 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn the wise and often witty Forgetting Ourselves on Purpose, Brian Mahan considers the question of how it is possible to create a meaningful spiritual life while living in a culture that measures us by what we have rather than who we are. Drawing on nearly two decades of teaching experience. Brian Mahan shares stories of personal struggle and triumph that demonstrate how those who seek meaning and purpose have recalimed their authentic selves by resolving the inevitable tension between personal ambition and spiritual vibrancy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by \u003ci\u003eRobert Coles\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface--And an Invitation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat This Book Is About.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat This Book Does.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Read This Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne: Ask Me What I 'm Living For.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoubting Pam.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVocation and Ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompassion in Exile:Dickey 's Story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWanna-Be Saint.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReawakening Our Epiphanies of Recruitment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Ask Me What I 'm Living For.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Ask Me What I Think Is Keeping Me from Living Fully for the Thing I Want to Live For.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo: Failing at Success.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Dinner with Valentino.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam James and the Desire for Something More.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sisters of the Cenacle and How to Sneakinto Heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Remembering to Forget Ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo Practices: Finding Yourself by Losing Yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Why Do We Do That?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree: Ivan Ilyich,John Dean,and I:How We Deceive Ourselves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDean and Ilyich.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Eraser and the Mendacious Mantra.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Rationalization: A User's Guide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour: If I 'm Really Something,You MustBe Nothing Much.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Short Tirade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hidden Fountains and Gardens of the Heart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Walker Percy and Spiritual Indirection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThree Lies: A Study in Spiritual Indirection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractices: Mirroring Ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive: Forgetting Ourselves on Purpose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsight from Sri Lanka.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey're Not Hypocrites;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey Just Forgot.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWounded Audacity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeatitude: Feeling the Pleasure of God.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Days of Remembrance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemedial Practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSix: The Meritocracy Machine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarvard and Other Problems with Admissions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Reasons and Rationalizations for the AdmissionsCommittee.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarvard Divinity School and Other Problems withAcceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Alternative Reading Skills.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Planning an Alternative New Year 'sCelebration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword: Occupations and Preoccupations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractice: Captain Midnight and Other FailedProjection Devices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religion \u0026amp; beliefs [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; beliefs\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20beliefs%20%5BHR%5D%22\"\u003eHR\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52276369785112,"sku":"9780470621684","price":12.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470621684.jpg?v=1781368102","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/forgetting-ourselves-on-purpose-vocation-and-the-ethics-of-ambition-paperback-softback-9780470621684","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}