{"product_id":"the-cultivated-life-from-ceaseless-striving-to-receiving-joy-paperback-1","title":"The Cultivated Life: From Ceaseless Striving to Receiving Joy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan S. Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEugene H. Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDallas Willard Center Book and Research Award Finalist\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHearts Minds Bookstore's Best Books of 2015, Spirituality and the Devotional Life\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a book written specifically for those of us who are assigned the task of developing an imagination for living the Christian faith with insight and skill in and for a society that is disconnected from the biblical revelation and the Jesus incarnation,\" writes Eugene Peterson in the foreword of \u003cem\u003eThe Cultivated Life.\u003c\/em\u003e \"But it is equally useful for all of us who are committed to following Jesus with our families and coworkers and neighbors.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSociology professor and spiritual director Susan Phillips walks us through the \"circus\" of our cultural landscape to invite us into a cultivated life of spirituality. If we want to accept the invitation to return to the garden, then we must face down the temptation to live life as spectators of the circus that plays on around us. We want to be rooted and grounded in Christ, but are pushed toward constant work, alternating between performance and spectacle. Cultivation requires a kind of attentiveness that is countercultural to our age of distraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese pages unfold the spiritual practices that can lead us into a new and delightful way of living. Are you ready to leave the circus?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.21 x 5.45 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42608747511904,"sku":"9780830835980","price":35.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/OGVYY3kyVG1LdkJPeHRWZmI2TkF5UT09.webp?v=1771923339","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cultivated-life-from-ceaseless-striving-to-receiving-joy-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}