One of my new favorite books on spirituality. Recorded from a conversation that took place during a conference with Catholic Mystics and the Dalai LamOne of my new favorite books on spirituality. Recorded from a conversation that took place during a conference with Catholic Mystics and the Dalai Lama. An inspiring exchange of vulnerability, respect, and curiosity. I would recommend this to those that find their faith leaning towards the contemplative, cosmopolitan, and practical. ...more
These quotes help me feel much better about my education.
“It is in some sectors of theology nowadays that one can find some of the most informed andThese quotes help me feel much better about my education.
“It is in some sectors of theology nowadays that one can find some of the most informed and animated discussions of Deleuze and Badiou, Foucault and feminism, Marx and Heidegger. This is not entirely surprising, since theology, however implausible many of its truth claims, is one of the most ambitious theoretical arenas left in an increasingly specialized world—one whose subject is nothing less than the nature and destiny of humanity itself, in relation to what it takes to be its transcendent source of life.”
“Tragic humanism, whether in its socialist, Christian, or psychoanalytic varieties, holds that only by a process of self-dispossession and radical remaking can humanity come into its own.”
You just have to read to the very end to get to them. Overall I loved this book. It was enjoyable, witty, clear, and thoughtful. If you’re ever wondering whether the entirety of religious life is a sham, it’s a good book to help clearly articulate what is genuinely worth preserving in Christian religious life. ...more
This book is as fantastic as I was told. An incredible group of transformative reflections on life and knowledge. The term I was most impacted by in tThis book is as fantastic as I was told. An incredible group of transformative reflections on life and knowledge. The term I was most impacted by in this book is “yarning”, and aboriginal/indigenous practice of collective sense-making through conversation. Think of the rhizomatic patterns of a conversation that has no agenda and winds you feeling like an explorative journey that takes place without any final answers in the end but better understanding and appreciation for your partners. This practice names one of my greatest joys in life. Tyson Yunkaporta helps a wide audience see the myths that underpin so much of the global north’s social imagination and their futility, and the vibrant & sustainable possibility and actuality of ways of being shared by many indigenous/aboriginal/First Nations communities. This book will be something I consistently refer to, think about, stir over, & sit with going forward.
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This book is as fantastic as I was told. An incredible group of transformative reflections on life and knowledge. The term I was most impacted by in this book is “yarning”, and aboriginal/indigenous practice of collective sense-making through conversation. Think of the rhizomatic patterns of a conversation that has no agenda and winds you feeling like an explorative journey that takes place without any final answers in the end but better understanding and appreciation for your partners. This practice names one of my greatest joys in life. Tyson Yunkaporta helps a wide audience see the myths that underpin so much of the global north’s social imagination and their futility, and the vibrant & sustainable possibility and actuality of ways of being shared by many indigenous/aboriginal/First Nations communities. This book will be something I consistently refer to, think about, stir over, & sit with going forward....more
This book is a helpful, clear, and concise guide to one of the most important things that often goes under the radar: learning how to learn. This bookThis book is a helpful, clear, and concise guide to one of the most important things that often goes under the radar: learning how to learn. This book is most specifically for people in academic contexts like middle school, high school, or university, but there are concepts that can easily translate into picking up different skills. Dr. McGuire is a learning specialist at LSU and has so many stories of experiences she had in her own academic journey, as well as stories that of success that she has had with students along the way. This book would be helpful for teachers, tutors, parents, college students, or anyone providing learning support of any kind really. ...more