The Life We're Looking for: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World
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- Create Date：2022-04-21 17:21:36
- Update Date：2025-09-14
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- Author：Andy Crouch
- ISBN：059323734X
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Reviews
Jake Preston
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A stirring story about the destructive power of technology and the way our devices hamper our ability to love and function as the persons God designed。 Yet Crouch doesn't instruct us to return to completely to primitive living; rather， to transform our devices into instruments and to form households where deep reflection and intentional living are possible。 His revelation of the demonic， person-like force of Mammon and superb biblical exposition of Paul's letter to the Romans was brilliant， chal A stirring story about the destructive power of technology and the way our devices hamper our ability to love and function as the persons God designed。 Yet Crouch doesn't instruct us to return to completely to primitive living; rather， to transform our devices into instruments and to form households where deep reflection and intentional living are possible。 His revelation of the demonic， person-like force of Mammon and superb biblical exposition of Paul's letter to the Romans was brilliant， challenging， and beautiful。 I will be reflecting on the contents of this book for a long time。 It's hard to imagine finding a more relevant book in 2022。 。。。more
Mollie Melton
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The Life We’re Looking For was a thought-provoking and convicting read that is vying for status as my favorite nonfiction book this year so far。 Andy Crouch starts out by talking about the ways we were made for personal connection， and the idea develops throughout， from children desiring connection with their caregivers， to smiling and waving to the trash collectors as they go by。 The research and examples were educational but also made me consider the true cost of things in a way I had never th The Life We’re Looking For was a thought-provoking and convicting read that is vying for status as my favorite nonfiction book this year so far。 Andy Crouch starts out by talking about the ways we were made for personal connection， and the idea develops throughout， from children desiring connection with their caregivers， to smiling and waving to the trash collectors as they go by。 The research and examples were educational but also made me consider the true cost of things in a way I had never thought about before。 I was constantly telling everyone around me about what I was reading。 The Life We’re Looking For made me rethink a lot of my daily habits and behaviors and how they fit with my values。 Do my habits support the things I say matter to me？ Do I value convenience over honoring the image of God in others？ Do I use technology as an instrument or let it use me？Two majors topics are money and technology。 While the author spends time on the problems of each， it is really our attitudes and motivations in how we use each of them that is addressed， and not the things themselves that are demonized。 The redemptive solutions offered in the second part of the book make this a really worthwhile read。 With technology especially， it can seem like an all-or-nothing approach is the only option， but there is so much that can happen when we examine and make changes in our outlook， uses of technology， and way we build community that doesn’t require swearing off everything that uses electricity。 I’m grateful to have been able to read an e-arc and am wanting to read the rest of Andy Crouch’s books。 。。。more
James
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Just finished reading this beautiful and deeply challenging book that offers such a perceptive critique of modern life and an inspiring vision of kingdom life。 Stunning。 If you want a book to challenge you to the core this is the one。 Gulp！
Chris
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