The Religion book division of Harper Collins, has announced a new book on spirituality, Death by Suburb: How to Keep the Suburbs from Killing Your Soul, by Dave Goetz. Here’s what the press release has to say:

“If you’ve ever gone off on your kid’s soccer coach or coveted your neighbor’s Jamaican spring break vacation, then this book’s for you,” says author, Dave Goetz, who lives in Wheaton, Illinois, a Chicago suburb.

The book identifies 8 toxins that pollute suburban life and corrode the human soul. Goetz also identifies 8 corresponding spiritual practices to mitigate the toxins and live what he calls “the thicker life.”

One of Goetz’s toxins, for example, is “I want my neighbor’s life.” Goetz says there’s a hyper vigilance in the suburbs on your neighbor’s life. In his blog, he writes, “I see my neighbor’s bigger house and better vacations and better golden retriever, and conclude his life might be richer and more fulfilling than mine.”

Death by Suburb is a spiritual geography of the suburbs. Goetz integrates key spiritual practices from the three Christian traditions: Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant. Franciscan Richard Rohr, author of Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer, writes, “‘Death by Suburb’ … addresses and overcomes the split in our religion, our lifestyles, and even our consciousness.”

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