书籍 Living Life Backward的封面

Living Life Backward

David Gibson

出版社

Crossway

出版时间

2017-07-31

ISBN

9781433556272

评分

★★★★★
书籍介绍
在忙碌的现代社会中,我们常常被各种欲望和追求所驱使,而忽略了生命的真正意义。这本书带领我们放慢脚步,从死亡的角度去审视生活,让我们明白生命的短暂和有限,从而学会珍惜当下,寻找生命的真谛。
作者简介
David Gibson, a PhD from the University of Aberdeen, is the minister of Trinity Church in Aberdeen, Scotland. He has a background in staff work for the Religious and Theological Studies Fellowship and has served as an assistant minister at High Church, Hilton, Aberdeen. As a published author, Gibson has contributed to several books and articles, including "Rich: The Reality of Encountering Jesus" and "Reading the Decree: Exegesis, Election and Christology in Calvin and Barth." His work, "Living Life Backward," showcases his theological insights, and he also coedited "From Heaven He Came and Sought Her," reflecting his dedication to theological scholarship and ministry.
推荐理由
《Living Life Backward》这本书以深刻的哲学思考和对生命的独特见解,引导读者反思生命的意义和价值。它通过多个章节,探讨了人生中关于死亡、有限性、幸福、意义等主题,提供了丰富的智慧和精神食粮。书中结合了《圣经·传道书》的教义和现代生活的实际情况,让读者在阅读过程中既能感受到古典智慧的魅力,又能找到与现代社会相契合的思考。
适合哪些人读
对生命哲学、宗教思想感兴趣的读者
寻求精神成长、内心平静的个人
希望重新审视生活意义和价值的人群
以及对《圣经·传道书》感兴趣的读者。
书籍脑图
目录
Preface
Acknowledgments
Let’s Pretend
Bursting the Bubble
Doing Time

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用户评论
下午同事还和我说几天前还在想着回老家后会如何美滋滋地过个年,没想到因为临近年关疫情的突然爆发而只好在出租屋里一个人跨年,我自己也没想到今年除夕会在隔离酒店里度过。不过这不正是Ecclesiastes告诉人们的吗:人生就像一缕青烟,短暂又难以捉摸,生命中充满了good times, hard times, in-between times,最重要的是会离开这个世界。人们假装自己能控制一切,为自己的未来打算,习惯于live life forward,但Ecclesiastes告诉我们要live life backward,透过死亡与终末反思、展望现在。这个除夕之夜,我想我并不为无法与家人团聚而感到无奈(可能是因为隔离前已经在家住了一晚上),而是为隔离期满、走出酒店后,那短暂又漫长人生踌躇与感慨。
传道书的注释,同时又是一个讲章合集,很棒的参考。
在日光之上(飞机)上读的,充满了属天的喜乐,然后飞机降落了。 life is a gift from God. Always bear that in mind.
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