Happy Lies (Book of the Week 2/2/2025)

Happy Lies: How a Movement You (Probably) Never Heard Of Shaped Our Self-Obsessed World
- by Melissa Dougherty

Melissa Dougherty introduces readers to the ideology that everyone has met, yet few know its name. And, like a wolf in Christian clothing, it walks among us, leading the sheep astray. Have you ever wondered how we ended up in a world where personal feelings could become the authority for reality? Or why so many of us are on a relentless pursuit for happiness yet somehow feel more exhausted and sadder than ever? You're not alone.

Melissa deftly traces the roots of today's social chaos back to a little-known (but very influential) 1800s philosophy known as New Thought. As a former follower of its teachings, Melissa provides clarity and compassion mixed with a dash of loving snark as she exposes New Thought's deceptions and its many concerning tendrils within the church and our "self-help."

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