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Life Questions is an open invitation for readers to explore the nuances of life's biggest questions. It mixes philosophical and spiritual academic thinking with the personal views of two brothers. Life Questions provides a clearheaded and informed view of the topic at hand-whether it be spirituality, religion, life's journey, or others-and then, after the research and experts' views of the topic, the chapter ends with both brothers sharing their own understanding of the topic. They are not only different from one another, but they illustrate just how subjective these big questions are-no matter how much academic thinking just went into it. By providing information and resources from experts who study these questions as their life work, and then allowing the personal opinions of two open-minded brothers to close each chapter, we're invited to simply absorb other views and become active participants in making up our own minds.
This book admits that the "answer" to these questions is dependent on a number of factors, like the thinker's personal experience and socioeconomic situation . . . and how the only answer they really have in the end is their own.
"Is true godliness about our differences and not what we have in common?"
While at times academic, this book is always accessible and inviting. In a self-help style, it invites diverse readers to ask their own questions, to determine which aspects of the resources or the brothers' opinions align most closely with their own views. It doesn't matter if you're an atheist, a Catholic, a Muslim, or any other holder of personal belief; this book accepts us as we are and asks us to participate simply by thinking, learning, and remaining open-minded. Even financials, economics, and employment are discussed in varying sections for the most practical of readers.
It's so refreshing to get an academic study on the nuance of singular views, of personal opinions, of specific aspects that make up two singular people who are not us and who don't claim to be.
This book is a call to action for readers to ask questions of what they believe, to understand what others believe, and to participate in their own version of spiraling upward.
About the author
Since 2013 Trevor lives in Mittenwalde Germany a fairy tale country town just south of Berlin having met his German wife on the Argentine Tango dance floor in Brisbane in 2009. Apart from writing together with his brother he is mainly involved in community activities from local planning to community building renovations and endless small building projects. His main focus is keeping his wife happy with endless walks, lake swimming and making her lunches, while Evelin continues her work as an EFT couple therapist and as a social worker in Berlin. Both having interest in developing communication skills and widening their perspectives on the ingredients to happy relationships.
