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“Made for People” Redux
Back in August I wrote a few posts about Justin Whitmel Earley’s Made for People. I enjoyed the book so much that I did a short seminar on it for some students at school a few weeks ago. Instead of … Continue reading
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Staying True
Last week I was talking to a co-worker about Made for People who then recommended to me Hua Hsu’s Stay True. Stay True is a biographical account of college life for Hsu, who attended Berkley back in the 90s. And … Continue reading
Fighting for Friendship
As Aristotle tells it, there are three kinds of friendship: the pleasing friendship, the useful friendship, and the friendship pointed toward the good (see also Victor Lee Austin’s Friendship). So friends that are fun, friends that help us get something … Continue reading
Beyond Sharing
Yesterday I shared an initial post about Justin Whitmel Earley’s Made for People. It’s not the first book from Earley that I’ve enjoyed. A few years ago, The Common Rule captured the zeitgeist of the “routines and habits” emphasis (that … Continue reading
Being Made for People
Of the many great things about Justin Whittle Earley’s Made for People (and there are many great things), the greatest is the assertion Earley makes early in the book about Jesus and friendship: It may seem odd to cast the … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 