McFague, Sallie.
Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c2013.
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Religion, ecology, and economics — But enough about me : what does Augustine’s Confessions have to do with Facebook? — Where are we? : living well on planet earth — Lives of the saints: John Woolman, Simone Weil, and Dorothy Day — Practice of the saints 1: voluntary poverty in order to pay attention to the material needs of others — Practice of the saints 2: the development of the universal self at local and global levels — It’s not about you : kenosis as a way to live — Kenotic theology — What next? : living the kenotic life personally, professionally, and publicly.
• In this timely book, McFague recalls her readers to the practices of restraint. In a world bent on consumption it is imperative that people of religious faith realize the significant role they play in advocating for the earth, and a more humane life for all. The root of restraint, she argues, rests in the ancient Christian notion of Kenosis, or self-emptying. By introducing Kenosis through the life stories of John Woolman, Simone Weil, and Dorothy Day, McFague brings a powerful theological concept to bear in a winsome and readable way.

Subjects:

• Human ecology — Religious aspects — Christianity.
• Consumerism (Economics) — Religious aspects — Christianity.
• Christian saints — Biography.

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