Three Pieces of Glass

Why We Feel Lonely in a World Mediated by Screens

By: Eric O. Jacobsen

Narrated by: Thomas Day

Loneliness is increasingly recognized as a major public health crisis that is on the rise and impacting people of all ages. Addressing the crisis of loneliness from a fresh perspective, this book introduces belonging as an overlooked but critical aspect of a flourishing Christian life.

Eric Jacobsen shows how three pieces of glass - car windshields, TVs, and smartphones - are emblematic of significant societal shifts that have created a cultural habit of physical isolation. We feel increasingly disconnected from the people and places around us. Jacobsen explains how adopting everyday practices and making changes in our neighborhoods can help us create a sense of belonging and rediscover what belonging in a place looks like.

In order to effectively solve the problem of loneliness, we need to recover patterns and practices of community life that encourage us to form meaningful connections with people and stories that are part of the places where we live, work, and worship. To this end, Jacobsen offers four redemptive strategies for living a more intentional and spiritual life.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2020 Eric O. Jacobsen (P)2020 Oasis Audio

Insightful

Covers some new ground with a new perspective. He is on to something about the three pieces of glass.

not as advertised

this reads like a textbook. sorry, but the narration is also fairly boring. it's such an important topic, and yet there's nothing here revelatory. lacks passion.