The Trouble With Paris

Following Jesus in a World of Plastic Promises

By: Mark Sayers

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Paperback | 3 June 2008

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What if you're living in the wrong reality

Doesn't everyone want the good life these days Our shopping mall world offers us a never-ending array of pleasures to explore. Consumerism promises us a vision of heaven on earth-a reality that's hyper-real. We've all experienced hyperreality: a candy so 'grape-ey' it doesn't taste like grapes any more; a model's photo so manipulated that it doesn't even look like her; a theme park version of life that tells us we can have something better than the real thing. But what if this reality is not all that it's cracked up to be Admit it, we've been ripped off by our culture and its version of reality that leaves us lonely, bored, and trapped. But what's the alternative

In The Trouble With Paris, pastor Mark Sayers shows us how the lifestyles of most young adults (19-35) actually work against a life of meaning and happiness to sabotage their faith. Sayers shows how a fresh understanding of God's intention for our world is the true path to happiness, fulfillment, and meaning.

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Religion Christianity Christian Life & Practice Christian Spirituality & Religious Experience Self-Help, Personal Development & Practical Advice Popular Psychology Assertiveness, Motivation & Self-Esteem & Positive Mental Attitude Psychology The Self, Ego, Identity, Personality Aspects of Religion for Non-Christians

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Acknowledgments	p. vii
Hyperreality
Why Your Faith Does Not Work	p. 3
Welcome to Hyperreality	p. 9
The Whole of Life As Shopping: Hyperconsumerism	p. 15
Hyperconsumerism As Religion	p. 29
It's All About You!	p. 41
Reality
How Hyperreality Makes Us Unhappy	p. 55
The Rub Between Real Life and Hyperreality	p. 73
How Hyperreality Ruins Faith	p. 91
Hyperreal Christianity	p. 105
God's Reality
Good-bye to the Plastic Jesus of Hyperreality	p. 117
A Fight for the Future	p. 135
God's Reality Now	p. 153
Six Keys to Living Well Within God's Reality	p. 179
Notes	p. 211
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Following Jesus in a World of Plastic Promises

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