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The Myth of the American Dream by D. L. Mayfield is a collection of essays that challenges the reader to examine the values of affluence, autonomy, safety, and power that shape the American culture and lifestyle. Mayfield draws from her personal experiences of living and working with refugee communities in the United States, as well as her theological reflections and biblical insights, to expose the ways that these values are often incompatible with Jesus' command to love our neighbor as ourselves. She also invites the reader to consider how these values have failed those on the margins of society, and how we can disentangle ourselves from pursuing them at the expense of others. Mayfield writes with honesty, vulnerability, and prophetic courage, calling us to rethink our assumptions and practices in light of the gospel and the kingdom of God.
