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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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"The corruption of the best is the worst" - I first came across this phrase from Illich when I was visiting a catholic community on the island of Arran. I used to consider it in relation to pseudo-greens who I thought were perhaps just not quite as good as the real McCoy. In this book, dictated shortly before his death in 2002, Illich clearly expounds the origin of this conundrum in its creation by the catholic church and its subsequent effect on western culture.
In a fascinating account both of his life and his work, he ties together the many influential strands that have gripped and perplexed thinkers around the world. That technology derives from a sense of spiritual alienation and that we are all under the spell of a sytems view of health, to name two. For those who find his ideas too obscure and academic he reminds us that for him ideas were the means to meetings between people in a spirit of conviviality, (and a bottle of wine!).
In a fascinating account both of his life and his work, he ties together the many influential strands that have gripped and perplexed thinkers around the world. That technology derives from a sense of spiritual alienation and that we are all under the spell of a sytems view of health, to name two. For those who find his ideas too obscure and academic he reminds us that for him ideas were the means to meetings between people in a spirit of conviviality, (and a bottle of wine!).
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Challenge Yourself.
29 April 2005
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Although labeled and promoted as a book on christianity this work is much more. Anyone with a serious interest in history, social issues, social psychology or what one might do to make the world a better place will find plenty to think about in this very interesting read. I have no religious inclinations and found the aproach of looking for documented truth rather than proselytizing refreshing. This book should appeal to free thinkers of the left, right, and center. Although this book may stand alone, it is understood more easily if one has read Cayley's previous book with Illich, "Ivan Illich in Conversation," and the fine work by Lee Hoinacki "The Challenges of Ivan Illich; a Collective Reflection."
A real treat for free thinkers, and a challenge for folks with strong opinions.
A real treat for free thinkers, and a challenge for folks with strong opinions.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Extending his critique
5 Feb 2008
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Anyone who has read Illich knows that his thought was ever-evolving. This work extends his critique of christianity, along with providing glimpses of how we may pick up where he left off. He spoke truth when few listened. You owe it to yourself to read Illich and open your mind to his unique thought process.
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