Lifecraft: The Art of Meaning in the Everyday

by Forrest Church

The Art of Meaning in the Everyday

A joyous book on the art of finding meaning in daily life. Forrest Church challenges much of the modern search for meaning-indeed, the entire thrust of modern theology.

Genres: Nonfiction, Religion, Philosophy

136 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 2000

About the author

Rev. Forrest Church served for almost three decades as senior minister and was minister of public theology at All Souls Unitarian Church in New York City. He wrote or edited twenty-five books, including Love & Death.

Reviews

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Want what you have. Do what you can. Be who you are.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

In a series of carefully crafted essays, Forest Church provides ways for you to examine your life and find out what really matters to you. As a Unitarian Universalist minister, he helps the reader find answers not from great tomes, but from self-examination.

As he says, "God is not God's name. God is our name for that which is greater than all and yet present in each--the life force, ground of our being, being itself.

[Sarah Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anything written by Forrest Church rates five stars from me - probably even a grocery list. This book is uneven but the gems that are in it are so powerful and meaningful for me that I will definitely read it again. he seems to tell us that we are all one and that our understanding of how we become one may differ and that's ok.

[Les · Rating 3 out of 5]

Closer to a 4. There is much to love about Church's writing and his spirituality. I am once again left with some keen insights and many wonderful quotes. Three of his books in a row has me detecting a lot of repetition. I will read him again, but have had enough for now.

[Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not a very spiritual person, but Church very eloquently describes his philosophy on how to live a fulfilling and positive life.

[Willa Guadalupe Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Normally I am not a big fan of books about life & God & how to live it, but this book helped me explain to myself how I felt about God. I think I just really needed this book right now.

[Susan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I quit. This book is poorly written. I made it to the halfway point and couldn't figure out where it was going. It felt like a patchwork quilt with no overall plan.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like Forrest Church's writings and sermons. I also enjoyed going back to this book since I 1st read in in high school