Rich, Free, and Miserable: Understanding the Failure of Success in America
Cost:
$10.00 per person (lecture with book signing to follow)
RSVP:
Please RSVP by March 10, 2011.
For questions please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs and College Events at 518-580-5610.
Skidmore Connect users may register online by clicking:...
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Cost:
$10.00 per person (lecture with book signing to follow)
RSVP:
Please RSVP by March 10, 2011.
For questions please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs and College Events at 518-580-5610.
Skidmore Connect users may register online by clicking:
http://www.skidmoreconnect.org/s/1187/oneCol.aspx?sid=1187&pgid=559&gid=1&cid=1197&ecid=1197
Join alumni, parents and friends for a lecture by Professor Brueggemann, based on his new book, Rich, Free, and Miserable: Understanding the Failure of Success in America. The American economy has been wildly productive for many years, sustaining its main function, while at the same time creating pressures that undermine the coherence of our families and communities. During the recent meltdown, the economy has not even fulfilled its primary function and the recession has obscured the older, more fundamental problems in our culture. Growing pressures Americans feel to work, compete, and consume have undermined our engagement in meaningful relationships and resulted in a widespread moral crisis.
Brueggemann's lecture suggests that the only way this crisis and all the attendant problems can be resolved is to reconceive and rebuild the civil institutions that hold communities together. After this dynamic lecture you will have an opportunity to connect with Professor Brueggemann and other members of the Skidmore community. Powerhouse Arena is a beautiful event space in a great arts district- this is one event you won't want to miss!
