 Westminster John Knox Press
About the Book Are you bored?
Does life appear to be meaningless?
Do the old values seem questionable?
These issues are significant because of the toll boredom exacts by gnawing away at an individual’s emotional and spiritual well-being. Energy-draining, boredom is costly both in terms of dollars and lost resources to individuals, businesses, and society-at-large.
An experienced pastoral counselor, G. Lloyd Rediger looks at boredom from a wide angle. He shows that although people may not have a choice about whether or not to be bored, they do have a say over how to handle the problem. With vivid illustrations he demonstrates how boredom can either have a numbing effect or bring about growth.
“Boredom,” says Rediger, “is a signal of deficit in stimulation and meaning, and ... each person can write her or his own best prescription for boredom (with a little help from friends and God).” In an interesting and lively way, he describes the life-styles that contribute to boredom and a process for achieving its opposite—wholeness.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapters
1 Boredom Is You and Me
2 Thinking About Boredom
3 Exploring Boredom
4 The Boredom Life Tracks
5 Four Laws for Boredom
6 Boredom and Intimacy
7 Religious Dimensions of Boredom
8 Prescription One: Stimulation
9 Prescription Two: Meaning
10 Prescription Three: Wholeness
Addenda
I Boredom Journal
II Interpersonal Negotiation Method
III Wholeness Inventory
Selected Bibliography
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