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Happy Lies (01/25)
Influential online apologist Melissa Dougherty brings sharp thinking, a quick wit, and a passion for truth to Happy Lies as she explores New Thought, the 1800s-era toxic positivity philosophy still making us miserable, anxious, and spiritually confused today.
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9780310368861
In this groundbreaking book, popular apologist Melissa Dougherty helps us understand how our society got to be so toxically subjective, why endless positivity is inherently destructive, and how we can live with faithful truth and genuine love in these self-obsessed times. Melissa Dougherty skillfully diagnoses the issue and provides the cure: the authentic and life-giving truth of the Christian worldview. - Wesley Huff Have you ever wondered how we ended up in a world where personal feelings could become the authority for reality Or why so many of us are on a relentless pursuit for happiness yet somehow feel more exhausted and sadder than ever You're not alone. Melissa deftly traces the roots of today's social chaos back to a little-known (but very influential) 1800s philosophy known as New Thought. A former follower of its teachings, Melissa provides clarity and compassion mixed with a dash of loving snark as she exposes New Thought's deceptions and its many concerning tendrils within the church and our "self-help" culture. You'll be shocked, grieved, and encouraged as you learn: How you can experience true freedom, hope, and peace instead of the world's counterfeits How an anti-God ideology so easily hijacked Christian-sounding ideas Why thinking positively is entirely different from the unbiblical and burdensome "positive thought" movement Why fake "authenticity" short-circuits real redemption How understanding the New Thought mindset can help us share our faith more effectively Uncover a dangerous ideology that nearly everyone has met, yet few of us can name, in order to better understand our culture and joyfully live faithful to the gospel that is so much better than our world's Happy Lies.
ISBN: 9780310368861
Title: Happy Lies: How a Movement You (Probably) Never Heard Of Shaped Our Self-Obsessed World
Author: Melissa Dougherty
Publisher: Zondervan
Publication Date: 13/03/2025
Binding: Paperback / softback
Pages: 272
Readership: General (US: Trade)
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
Size: 212 x 137
Imprint: Zondervan
Country Of Publication: United States
BIC Subject: Christianity
DEWEY Classification: 299.93
Product Category: Christian Theology
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