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The Stories We Live By
How Jesus Critiques and Completes What Our Culture Tells Us
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'Do what makes you happy.' 'Be true to yourself.' 'Live free.' If these slogans promise the good life, why do they so often leave us feeling hollow and empty? Could the very stories our modern world tells us about happiness, freedom, and identity be the source...
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We are the stories we believe. But what if our culture's stories are failing us? The Stories We Live By reveals the hidden cultural narratives that shape us and points the way to the life we've been looking for.
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'Do what makes you happy.' 'Be true to yourself.' 'Live free.' If these slogans promise the good life, why do they so often leave us feeling hollow and empty?
Could the very stories our modern world tells us about happiness, freedom, and identity be the source of our growing anxiety and disillusionment?
The culmination of a journey Michael Keller began with his father, beloved pastor and bestselling author Timothy Keller, before his passing, The Stories We Live By unmasks the hidden cultural narratives that shape our lives, often without our knowledge.
Michael and Timothy Keller examine seven dominant narratives of modern culture - concerning identity, power, freedom, morality, truth, happiness, and progress. The authors show how these stories contain elements of truth yet are built on flawed assumptions and internal contradictions that leave us fragile, divided, and unable to cope with the realities of life.
The Stories We Live By helps us:
- Recognise where these stories appear throughout culture
- Understand why they leave us feeling hollow and unfulfilled
- Decode the specific ways these stories hijack our decision-making, and learn how to critically evaluate them going forward
- Understand why the Christian story offers a more satisfying answer to our deepest longings
- Make sense of both the beauty and the brokenness of the world
- Find a hope that can sustain us through suffering, grounded in a story that is bigger than death itself
For the sceptic, this book offers a challenge to examine the unproven beliefs that drive our lives. For the Christian, it is an essential tool for recognising where we have unknowingly absorbed cultural narratives that conflict with our faith. And for everyone, it is an invitation to discover a story that is big enough to make sense of both the beauty and the brokenness of the world - a story of grace that has the power to carry us through life's deepest joys and sorrows.
Born from a conversation between a father and son, The Stories We Live By is more than a cultural analysis. It is a guide to finding a truer, more beautiful, and far more satisfying story to live by.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399833608
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 September 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Illustration: N/A
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Timothy Keller (Author)
Timothy J. Keller (1950-2023) was the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, cofounder of Redeemer City to City, and the author of numerous books, including The Reason for God, The Prodigal God, and The Meaning of Marriage. His thirty-one books have sold over six million copies and have been translated into more than thirty languages.Michael Keller (Author) Michael Keller is the lead pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church Lincoln Square and also the longest-tenured senior pastor in the Redeemer network of churches in New York City. He has spent the past sixteen years engaging with one of the world's most culturally diverse populations. He holds a Ph D from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and MDiv and Th M degrees from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. His writings have been featured in publications such as Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, By Faith magazine, and Gospel in Life.Also by Timothy Keller
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