Etcetera #17: The Pursuit Of Unhappiness

What does the good life look like? 

We talk a lot, especially in the United States, about pursuing and obtaining happiness, but is that really all there is? What if happiness remains elusive? Is there something we are missing? Is there something wrong with us - something broken that must be fixed? Perhaps our desperation to be happy reflects a failure to understand something important about the truly important things in life. Perhaps the elusiveness of happiness is actually meant to point us toward something more profound.

In this podcast, Beth and Anthony wrestle with questions of happiness and unhappiness, depression, anxiety, hope, faith, meaning and purpose. It should be easy to sort all this out in an hour.....

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RECOMMENDED LINKS

Freedom From The Pursuit Of Happiness (Peter Rollins, whom Beth mentioned in the show)
In Praise of Unhappiness (Peter Rollins again)
In Pursuit Of Unhappiness (New York Times)
The Pursuit Of Happiness (The Independent)
The Tyranny Of Happiness
Aristotle's Definition Of Happiness 
"The Search For Happiness (Tim Keller)
Notes From Tim Keller's Sermon "Joy"
C.S. Lewis And The Pursuit Of Happiness