On Redemption The Value Of Putting Bad Things To Good Use

Author : Peyton Craig McElroy
Publisher : Stanford University
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Redemption, the Value of Putting Bad Things to Good Use written by Peyton Craig McElroy and published by Stanford University. This book was released on 2011 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation offers a theory of a solution to the problem of lost meaning in life due to regrettable, past events. Each of us wishes for a meaningful life, but each of us, too, is vulnerable to threats to the meaning in life. The dissertation argues that a phenomenon called redemption can restore lost meaningfulness, and increase the value of our lives, overall. The first step in the argument is to demonstrate the need for a new model of redemption. The next step is to argue that redemption is a matter of transforming the meaning of events in our lives from bad to good in a thick, eudaimonistic sense related to a person's well-being. Finally, I show that this transformation not only increases a person's well-being but, more importantly, changes the relationship a person has with his past; By satisfying conditions for meaningfulness—a special value a life can have, distinct from its moral goodness or happiness—redemption renders the past more meaningful that it would have otherwise been. Because of this, redemption can solve the problem articulated in the beginning of the dissertation—the problem of lost meaning in life due to bad, past events.

Author : Peyton Craig McElroy
Publisher :
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On Redemption, the Value of Putting Bad Things to Good Use written by Peyton Craig McElroy and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation offers a theory of a solution to the problem of lost meaning in life due to regrettable, past events. Each of us wishes for a meaningful life, but each of us, too, is vulnerable to threats to the meaning in life. The dissertation argues that a phenomenon called redemption can restore lost meaningfulness, and increase the value of our lives, overall. The first step in the argument is to demonstrate the need for a new model of redemption. The next step is to argue that redemption is a matter of transforming the meaning of events in our lives from bad to good in a thick, eudaimonistic sense related to a person's well-being. Finally, I show that this transformation not only increases a person's well-being but, more importantly, changes the relationship a person has with his past; By satisfying conditions for meaningfulness--a special value a life can have, distinct from its moral goodness or happiness--redemption renders the past more meaningful that it would have otherwise been. Because of this, redemption can solve the problem articulated in the beginning of the dissertation--the problem of lost meaning in life due to bad, past events.

Author : Harold S. Kushner
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0805241930
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Bad Things Happen to Good People written by Harold S. Kushner and published by Random House Digital, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an inspirational and compassionate approach to understanding the problems of life, and argues that we should continue to believe in God's fairness.

Author : Jim Keck
Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1638857180
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Design of Science, Evolution, the Environment, and Redemption written by Jim Keck and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-07-18 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don’t send your kids off to college without this book, especially if they will be engaged in the sciences or philosophy. The Design of Science, Evolution, the Environment, and Redemption will clarify the differences, scientific basis, and logical foundation for the two most dominating and competing worldviews we have adopted in western society nowadays—namely science and religion. After reading this book, you will be able to better understand, articulate, and defend what you believe and why. As a society in general, we need to understand the basis of our morality and culture, and how science and religion each have a role to play. Just a few of the types of questions answered are: Is there really competition and conflict between science and religion? What is the technological and philosophical scope of science? How does our worldview affect the development of morality and virtue, both individually and collectively? Do we really need to be concerned about global environmental changes? Which type of worldview does the best job of providing answers to the tough questions on origin, purpose, environmental issues, morality, government, and eternity? Is a belief in God and the Bible part of the evolutionary process? Written by a mechanical engineer with more than thirty years of design and R&D experience, The Design of Science, Evolution, the Environment, and Redemption lays out in a clear, concise, easy-to-read, and entertaining manner much of the science, logic, and data used by academia and the media to answer life’s toughest questions as compared to the biblical Judeo-Christian tradition. This book explores how we can measure the truthfulness, accuracy, and scope of these worldviews and how they can affect us personally, spiritually, and culturally. The answers are logically, spiritually, and technically robust, as well as just plain surprising in many ways.

Author : Committee on National Debt and Taxation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Minutes of Evidence written by Committee on National Debt and Taxation and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 884 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parliamentary Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Rankin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000613283
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Film and Redemption written by David Rankin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-07-22 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the representation of the idea or theme of redemption in contemporary, popular film. The discussion focuses primarily on the work of three directors – Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese and Kore-eda Hirokazu – but also considers a few films from other directorial hands. David Rankin divides the notion of personal redemption into transactional and transformational aspects, differentiating between redemption, understood as that which is external to the person but impacting on their being and environment, and that which is internal to the person. Redemption is viewed broadly as a journey from brokenness to wholeness, from imprisonment to release, or from some form of slavery to freedom. Both secular and religious (especially Christian) understandings of the notion are discussed, and consideration is given to how the former might inform the latter.

Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 031044229X
Total Pages : 1729 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book NIV, The Journey Bible written by Zondervan, and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 1729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for spiritual seekers—or anyone looking to explore the Bible for the first time. The NIV Journey Bible is uniquely designed to help you discover the practical aspects of Christianity and better understand God. Based on the REVEAL study from the Willow Creek Association, this Bible is intended for anyone in the investigative stage of their spiritual journey. The Journey Bible's exploratory approach addresses key questions you may have about the Bible and its relevance today. Notes and insights are woven throughout the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version, drawing you into the message and pointing the way toward a relationship with Jesus. Icons visually trace seven "explorer" themes throughout Scripture: Discovering God Addressing Questions Strengthening Relationships Reasons to Believe Knowing Yourself Why Jesus? Managing Resources Features: Complete text of the accurate, readable, and clear New International Version (NIV) Introductory articles that define key concepts involved in being a spiritually open person Book introductions that provide helpful information about each book of the Bible Indexes NIV dictionary/concordance that helps explain and find things you’re looking for “Five Alive” reading plan covering Genesis, Deuteronomy, John, Acts, and Romans

Author : Henry Cloud
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310247454
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Boundaries written by Henry Cloud and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2002-03-18 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When to say yes, when to say no to take control of your life.

Author : Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0804172706
Total Pages : 833 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Little Life written by Hanya Yanagihara and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.