Holy unhappiness : God, goodness, and the myth of the blessed life
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Published
New York : Worthy Publishing, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781546001928
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xxvi, 240 pages ; 24 cm
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Published
New York : Worthy Publishing, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781546001928
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-240).
Description
"American Christians have developed a long list of expectations about what the life with God will feel like. Many Christians rightly deny the Prosperity Gospel-the idea that God wants you to be healthy and wealthy- but instead embrace its more subtle spin-off, the Emotional Prosperity Gospel, or the belief that God wants you to always experience happiness and fulfillment. Our society has become increasingly averse to sadness and emotional discomfort. Too often, people of faith assume that difficult feelings are a result of either God's judgment or our own lack of spiritual maturity. Some even equate happiness with holiness. In Holy Unhappiness, Amanda Held Opelt, author of A Hole in the World, grapples with her own experience of disillusionment when life didn't go the way she expected. She examines some of the historic, religious, and cultural influences that led to the idolization of positive feelings and the marginalization of negative feelings. Unpacking nine elements of life that have been tainted by the message of the Emotional Prosperity Gospel - including work, marriage, parenting, calling, community, and church - she points to a new path forward, one that reimagines what the "blessed" life can be like if we release some of our expectations and seek God in places we never thought to look. While Opelt acknowledges the dignity of desiring happiness, she ultimately pleads for the normalization of sadness, anger, grief, disappointment, and other uncomfortable feelings as a part of the Christian experience, making a case that there is holiness to be found even in our unhappiness"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Opelt, A. H. (2023). Holy unhappiness: God, goodness, and the myth of the blessed life (First edition.). Worthy Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Opelt, Amanda Held. 2023. Holy Unhappiness: God, Goodness, and the Myth of the Blessed Life. Worthy Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Opelt, Amanda Held. Holy Unhappiness: God, Goodness, and the Myth of the Blessed Life Worthy Publishing, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Opelt, Amanda Held. Holy Unhappiness: God, Goodness, and the Myth of the Blessed Life First edition., Worthy Publishing, 2023.
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