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Winter 2018 | Volume 36, Issue 4
Minimalism
Minimalism is making its mark on society, one tiny succulent at a time. What does that mean for Christians? The North American church surely does overconsume. Perhaps embracing simplicity could be countercultural and lead us toward certain kinds of holiness and obedience that we’re lacking. Yet things are still at the centre of this new movement that is purportedly anti-consumerist, and might hospitality suffer when we decide that having “extra” is uniformly bad? Among the faith-motivated and others, some adopt minimalism to be on trend, but still others are embracing some really beautiful practices for beautiful reasons, even godly ones.
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Editorial: Consumption Pharisees? On the New Minimalism
Is there room for others in our tiny homes?
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World View
An annotated reading of your world.
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Headquarters: Work & Economics
Updates from Cardus on the renewal of social architecture.
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Minimalism and Monasticism
Doing with less should help us find more.
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A Regimen of Grace
Embracing the austerity of Protestantism
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Minimalism for the Sake of the World
Minimalism Symposium: Stories of more and less
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Building a Better Broadway
Can we design a city for contentment?
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Minimalism by Design
Minimalism Symposium: Stories of more and less
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Getting Simple Right
The art of organizational vitality.
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Sabbath Simplicity
Minimalism Symposium: Stories of more and less
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Holy Clutter
Our stuff isn’t just for private joy; we have things to share.
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Liturgies of Less...and More
Sometimes quiet, ordinary rituals are the most difficult.
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Why Not to Be a Minimalist
Minimalism Symposium: Stories of more and less
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The Commons: Editing as Asceticism
Graceful expression takes fewer words than you think.