How the Force Can Fix the World
Lessons on Life, Liberty, and Happiness from a Galaxy Far, Far Away
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From widespread unemployment and mounting international hostilities, every day we are swept into more political chaos - so one brave man looks to the Star Wars universe for answers to our most urgent problems.
“You can’t stop the change - anymore than you can stop the sun from setting.” Anakin Skywalker was never able to live with this wisdom shared by his mother on the day he left home to train as a Jedi Knight. That failure led him to becoming the fearsome villain we all know as Darth Vader.
We’re living in a time of unprecedented and rapid change. An age of chaos. Democracies are in decline worldwide. Dictators are ascendant. Civic organizations are crumbling. People feel lonelier and more rudderless than in any other time in recent history. We’ve tried to slow down, and in some cases we, like Anakin, have tried stop the change, but failed at every turn. The fears that come with living in an age of disruption have produced public anger, and that anger has swelled movements of hate.
Author Stephen Kent believes part of the solution is hiding in plain sight. A story that binds together multiple generations with a common language, a moral framework, and a sense of wonder. It’s Star Wars.
What if we looked to Star Wars for more than just entertainment? How the Force Can Fix the World takes this challenge on by analyzing the core principles of the Star Wars franchise: hope, choice, humility, empathy, redemption, balance and rejecting fear. Together, these are the Star Wars roadmap for living better lives, and maybe even fostering a better politics.
The path that we’re on - where fear leads to anger, and anger to hatred - will only end in suffering. But Star Wars shows us the way back from the brink. Shared stories of virtue that are beloved across cultures and political divides are hard to come by, but Star Wars is one such story. Turn on the news; things are pretty broken right now - but the Force can fix the world.
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Critic reviews
"My friend Stephen Kent has written a definitive analysis of how the virtues of Star Wars transcend political differences and can help us live better lives. In a time where belief in redemption, empathy, and even hope is borderline rebellious, this book is a real force for good - go get this book!" (Glenn Beck, host of The Glenn Beck Show and founder of TheBlaze)
"With so much division and frustration these days, we could all use a book that helps us see a brighter path ahead. Stephen Kent beautifully weaves together threads from the beloved Star Wars franchise to show us how we can each be a hero - by being more humble, more optimistic, and more brave." (Kristen Soltis Anderson, columnist for the Washington Examiner, host of SiriusXM's The Trendline, pollster and founding partner of Echelon Insights)
“From Naboo to New York, Stephen Kent engagingly weaves the themes, principles, and lessons from our favorite galaxy far, far away into the current events and crises happening right in front of us, demonstrating step-by-step how Star Wars might just teach us all to be better humans." (Clayton Sandell, broadcast journalist, producer of ABC News’ “The Force of Sound: Creating sounds in a galaxy far, far away”)
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A Thousand Small Sanities is a manifesto rooted in the lives of people who invented and extended the liberal tradition. Taking us from Montaigne to Mill, and from Middlemarch to the civil rights movement, Adam Gopnik argues that liberalism is not a form of centrism, nor simply another word for free markets, nor merely a term denoting a set of rights. It is something far more ambitious: the search for radical change by humane measures. Gopnik shows us why liberalism is one of the great moral adventures in human history.
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Erudite and entertaining!
- By D. A. Vail on 05-20-19
By: Adam Gopnik
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What Unites Us
- Reflections on Patriotism
- By: Dan Rather, Elliot Kirschner
- Narrated by: Dan Rather
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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In a collection of original essays, the venerated television journalist, Dan Rather, celebrates our shared values and what matters most in our great country, and shows us what patriotism looks like. Writing about the institutions that sustain us, such as public libraries, public schools, and national parks; the values that have transformed us, such as the struggle for civil rights; and the drive toward science and innovation that has made the US great, Rather brings his experience on the frontlines of the world's biggest stories, and offers listeners a way forward.
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Hope. For both sides of the aisle.
- By Leigh A. Barrett on 01-30-18
By: Dan Rather, and others
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Falling Upward
- A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life
- By: Richard Rohr
- Narrated by: Richard Rohr
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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In the first half of life, we are naturally preoccupied with establishing ourselves; climbing, achieving, and performing. But as we grow older and encounter challenges and mistakes, we need to see ourselves in a different and more life-giving way. This message of falling down - that is in fact moving upward - is the most resisted and counterintuitive of messages in the world's religions. Falling Upward offers a new paradigm for understanding one of the most profound of life's mysteries: how those who have fallen down are the only ones who understand "up".
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I almost gave up on Christianity until I read this
- By J. Mark Wells on 09-03-14
By: Richard Rohr
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Death to Deconstruction
- Reclaiming Faithfulness as an Act of Rebellion
- By: Joshua S Porter, John Mark Comer - contributor
- Narrated by: Joshua S Porter
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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This book is more than Porter's own story. It also invites those who may be in the deconstruction process themselves to consider the perspective of someone who was tempted to leave his faith—yet stayed. And it provides theological insight and pastoral support to those who worry that everyone is bailing out on the church.
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Beautiful
- By Anonymous User on 05-10-23
By: Joshua S Porter, and others
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The Wisdom Pattern
- Order, Disorder, Reorder
- By: Richard Rohr O.F.M.
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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A universal pattern can be found in all societies and in fact in all of creation. We see it in the seasons of the year; the stories of Scripture; the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus; the rise and fall of civilizations; and even in our own lives. In this new version of one of his earlier books, Father Richard Rohr illuminates the way understanding and embracing this pattern can give us hope in difficult times and the courage to push through messiness and even great chaos to find a new way of being in the world.
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For those who question what they have believed…
- By Jim H. on 06-15-21
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The Story Paradox
- How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears Them Down
- By: Jonathan Gottschall
- Narrated by: Joshua Kane
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But Jonathan Gottschall, an expert on the science of stories, argues that there is a dark side to storytelling we can no longer ignore. Storytelling, the very tradition that built human civilization, may be the thing that destroys it.
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A bit of a mixed bag with some amazing discussion
- By Justin on 04-27-22
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How Evil Works
- By: David Kupelian
- Narrated by: Jon Gauger
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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Despite the human race's extraordinary capacity for invention and progress, we clearly have a millennia-old blind spot in one all-important area: We don't understand evil -- what it is, how it works, and why it so routinely and effortlessly ruins our lives. Put another way, we don't understand ourselves.
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Has the advantage of bluntness
- By Suppresst on 07-14-10
By: David Kupelian
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Learning from the Germans
- Race and the Memory of Evil
- By: Susan Neiman
- Narrated by: Christa Lewis
- Length: 20 hrs and 6 mins
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In the wake of white nationalist attacks, the ongoing debate over reparations, and the controversy surrounding Confederate monuments and the contested memories they evoke, Susan Neiman's Learning from the Germans delivers an urgently needed perspective on how a country can come to terms with its historical wrongdoings. Neiman is a white woman who came of age in the civil rights-era South and a Jewish woman who has spent much of her adult life in Berlin.
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This is an important book.
- By Amazon Customer on 05-29-20
By: Susan Neiman
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Strangers in a Strange Land
- Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World
- By: Charles J. Chaput
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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From Charles J. Chaput, author of Living the Catholic Faith and Render unto Caesar, comes Strangers in a Strange Land, a fresh, urgent, and ultimately hopeful treatise on the state of Catholicism and Christianity in the United States. America today is different in kind, not just in degree, from the past. And this new reality is unlikely to be reversed.
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A Must Read
- By CFletcher on 07-04-17
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The Marketing of Evil
- How Radicals, Elitists and Pseudo-Experts Sell Us Corruption Disguised as Freedom
- By: David Kupelian
- Narrated by: David Kupelian
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
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Americans have come to tolerate, embrace, and even champion many things that would have horrified their parents' generation - from easy divorce and unrestricted abortion on demand to extreme body piercing and teaching homosexuality to grade schoolers. Does that mean today's Americans are inherently more morally confused and depraved than previous generations? Of course not, says veteran journalist David Kupelian.
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This should be recommended reading.
- By E. Giuetti on 08-01-17
By: David Kupelian
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We Stand Divided
- The Rift Between American Jews and Israel
- By: Daniel Gordis
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
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Relations between the American Jewish community and Israel are at an all-time nadir. Since Israel’s founding 70 years ago, particularly as memory of the Holocaust and of Israel’s early vulnerability has receded, the divide has grown only wider. Most explanations pin the blame on Israel’s handling of its conflict with the Palestinians, Israel’s attitude toward non-Orthodox Judaism, and Israel’s dismissive attitude toward American Jews in general. In short, the cause for the rupture is not what Israel is; it’s what Israel does.
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Jews Will Argue With Each Other
- By Benzion N. Chinn on 09-12-19
By: Daniel Gordis
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We Have Overcome
- An Immigrant's Letter to the American People
- By: Jason D. Hill
- Narrated by: Jared Wright
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
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The dominant narrative, repeated in the media and from the angry mouths of politicians and activists, is the exact opposite of the reality. They paint a portrait of an America rife with racial and ethnic division, where minorities are mired in a poverty worse than slavery, and white people stand at the top of an unfairly stacked pyramid of privilege. Jason D. Hill corrects the narrative in this powerfully eloquent book. Dr. Hill came to America at the age of twenty from Jamaica and, rather than being faced with intractable racial bigotry, Hill found a land of bountiful opportunity.
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A message of hope for all Americans
- By No Regrets on 06-25-20
By: Jason D. Hill
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Democracy in Black
- How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul
- By: Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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America's great promise of equality has always rung hollow in the ears of African Americans. But today the situation has grown even more dire. From the murders of black youth by the police to the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act to the disaster visited upon poor and middle-class black families by the Great Recession, it is clear that black America faces an emergency - at the very moment the election of the first black president has prompted many to believe we've solved America's race problem.
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The Dysfunctional Mindset of American
- By Paul T. on 07-09-16
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How to Save the West
- Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises
- By: Spencer Klavan
- Narrated by: Spencer Klavan
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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It has been proclaimed many times, but perhaps never more convincingly than now, when every news cycle seems to deliver further confirmation of a world gone mad. Is this the endgame? Author Spencer Klavan is a classicist, with a Ph.D. from Oxford, and a deep understanding of the West. His analysis: The situation is dire. But every crisis we face today, we have faced before. And we can surmount each one. Klavan brings to the West’s defense the insights of Plato, Aristotle, the Bible, and the Founding Fathers to show that in the wisdom of the past lies hope for the future.
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Spectacular! A must read!
- By M.A. on 02-15-23
By: Spencer Klavan
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If You Can Keep It
- The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty
- By: Eric Metaxas
- Narrated by: Eric Metaxas
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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If You Can Keep It is at once a thrilling review of America's uniqueness, and a sobering reminder that America's greatness cannot continue unless we truly understand what our founding fathers meant for us to be. The book includes a stirring call-to-action for every American to understand the ideals behind the "noble experiment in ordered liberty" that is America. It also paints a vivid picture of the tremendous fragility of that experiment and explains why that fragility has been dangerously forgotten.
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Exceptional book
- By Trish Legarth on 07-26-16
By: Eric Metaxas
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- Anonymous User
- 03-10-22
kept me from driving off the mountain
during my 6.5 hour drive after work to see my daughter in north Cac-a-lacky. I love how Earth galaxy religion is so logically, almost Spock like, associated with the force.
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- MandalorianJedi
- 12-11-21
Much Wisdom Can Be Found Here
I really enjoyed this book. It is a thoughtful considered look at what the story of Star Wars can teach us about the world today, with our rancorous political environment. As Star Wars has become an important part of our modern mythology, it seems very appropriate to compare it critically against our own society, as we might with the works of Shakespeare, Mark Twain or the Greek myths. Important works speak to the condition of man, and Star Wars is no different. It is full of wisdom and wit and draws on deep religious and mythological themes. The author is extremely knowledgeable in regard to his subject matter, and makes great connections and inferences.
I highly recommend this book to any Star Wars fans and any followers of American politics from whatever walk of life, Democrat, Republican, Separatist, Jedi or Sith.
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- CD
- 07-24-23
Amazing book
As a star wars fan who is also interested in politics, this was a great way to summarize what we see in society today!
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- Michael G
- 11-12-21
It's not about the movies. Its about the lessons.
This book isn't about how world peace and enlightenment will happen if everyone watched all 9 Star Wars movies the same weekend in some global watch party. It takes the lessons learned by those taught to Jedi's (Dark and Light) and shows how they could help using real world examples. Most of the examples are political examples, as this is a moderately political book as well. No matter what your political affiliation is, you will be able to relate to these examples and events.
The book isn't long, so it gets to the meaning concisely and effectively.
The narration is wonderful. Most books I've listened to that were narrated by the author have a lecture type or rant tone to it. They feel like the author is telling you the book. Stephen Kent shares his thoughts and speaks to those listening as an individual and with respect.
Grab yourself some tea, Earl Gray, Hot, and have yourself a great listen while learning how the Force can fix the world.
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- Iraj J.
- 08-01-23
Do you have hope?
How the Force Can Fix the World is a fascinating book! The “Force” takes the world as we know it, gives us life and light, providing a path through the darkness that is emphasized in our world today. Stephen Kent’s theme of “Hope and optimism are contagious” is one of my favorite parts of this book. As a Christian, I appreciate that we are called to be the light in dark places and that means that we are called to be optimistic. I could go on and on about all of my favorite parts, but I will just say this is a must read, not just for Star Wars fans, but for anyone who wants to see change in our world. Praying this story impacts you as it did for me!
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- Anonymous User
- 08-08-22
Can the force really fix the world?
In short, Yes!
Mr. Kent weaves a fantastic look into the complex world that we live in and how a beloved movie can in fact improve the world around us. A must read/listen for anyone who enjoys a fresh take on the world around you.
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- Ryan Reeves
- 07-22-22
A poignant reflection of the lesions of cinema on our everyday lives.
The book provides a wonderful reflection on how Star Wars can be moral compass allowing the reflection of lessons in lore to your everyday life. Excellent resource for all ages.
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- Bradley
- 11-19-21
Great Listen for All Star Wars Fans
This book, so passionately written, beautifully illustrates the basic universal truths that Star Wars can teach all of us. Empathy. Humility. Trust. Friendship. Lifting the veil. The fact that it is read by the author makes it that much better. Stephen Kent uses his love and understanding of the SW saga to make this a highly enjoyable listen whether you are just heading to work or on a long road trip.
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- Justin
- 11-10-21
Stephen Kent is nerdy, insightful, and relevant.
“How the Force Can Fix the World” is a project that Author Stephen Kent started years ago when he started his Beltway Banthas podcast to see how American politics could be compared to Star Wars and George Lucas’ politics. This book not only compares our politics but emotions to that found in Star Wars. It’s full of lessons that we can learn from the great Buddhist master Yoda or wise General Leia Organa. I’m sure there will be a follow up as politics these days get stranger and stranger and we will need to look once again to a galaxy far, far away for something familiar to ground and comfort us.
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- Susan Hogarth
- 11-14-21
Fantastic read, even for casual SW fans
I’m not a huge SW fan, but growing up in the 70s and 80s of course I’ve been steeped in the mythos. I’m also - as we all are - trying to navigate through personal reactions to the difficult political and social polarization I see around me. This book was surprisingly and pleasantly useful in helping me to think through some of these things in a rational but engaging way. I’m often a bit leery of ‘read by the author’, but the narration was excellent - I hope he decides to read other books as well as his own.
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