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The truth about us : the very good news about how very bad we are / Brant Hansen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids : Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 2020Description: 197 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780801094514
  • 0801094518
Subject(s):
Contents:
Dear Everybody -- Wrong-er Than We Think -- Your Very Own P. R. Firm!-and Why You Should Fire Them -- Aristotle and My Garage Sale -- Follow Your Heart: The Worst Advice Ever -- The Flaw in Our Code -- Mixed Motives -- So Why Are We Like This? -- Hide the Bud Light Towel: Adventures in Guilt -- Let's Freak People Out -- The Worst Wonderful Word -- A Chainsaws at CVS -- Seven Billion Italian Stallions -- A Short Chapter About The Previous Chapter -- How to Get Kicked out of the Church of Satan -- Even More Good News: The Humble Life is More Fun, -- Anyway -- The Final Chapter: The One Where I Finally Mention Kermit.
Summary: "Popular WAY-FM radio host and podcaster uses stories, humor, and fascinating cultural research to challenge us to get over ourselves and grasp the biblical truth that we aren't really "good people"--and that this is good news for all of us!"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 233.4 H249 Available 33111009635596
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

W hat would happen if you admitted you weren't a good person?

It's a seemingly crazy question. From priests to prisoners, nearly everyone thinks they're morally better than average. Why change our minds? Why admit the truth about ourselves?

In his conversational, fun-to-read, and delightfully self-effacing style, Brant Hansen shows us why we should fight our drive to be self-righteous: it's breathtakingly freeing. What's more, just admitting that we're profoundly biased toward ourselves and want desperately to preserve our "rightness" at all costs even helps us think better, make better decisions, be better listeners, and improve our relationships with God and others.

Hansen draws from biblical insight and the work of everyone from esteemed social psychologists to comedians to make his point: the sooner we get over ourselves, give up the "I'm good" internal dialogue, and admit the truth, the sooner we can live a more lighthearted, fruitful, fun-loving life.

This book is about the freedom of childlike humility. After all, as Hansen writes, the humble life is truly your best one.

Includes bibliographical references.

Dear Everybody -- Wrong-er Than We Think -- Your Very Own P. R. Firm!-and Why You Should Fire Them -- Aristotle and My Garage Sale -- Follow Your Heart: The Worst Advice Ever -- The Flaw in Our Code -- Mixed Motives -- So Why Are We Like This? -- Hide the Bud Light Towel: Adventures in Guilt -- Let's Freak People Out -- The Worst Wonderful Word -- A Chainsaws at CVS -- Seven Billion Italian Stallions -- A Short Chapter About The Previous Chapter -- How to Get Kicked out of the Church of Satan -- Even More Good News: The Humble Life is More Fun, -- Anyway -- The Final Chapter: The One Where I Finally Mention Kermit.

"Popular WAY-FM radio host and podcaster uses stories, humor, and fascinating cultural research to challenge us to get over ourselves and grasp the biblical truth that we aren't really "good people"--and that this is good news for all of us!"-- Provided by publisher.

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