I did not intend to write what can be interpreted as a religious book. On occasion I mention a personal belief, and in the final chapter, I reference the God of Abraham, in whom Jews, Muslims, and Christians profess belief.
I mention this because the book can be read as a response to the challenge "the people's pope" gave to society at the start of the pandemic. In The New York Times on November 20, 2020, Pope Francis wrote, "A crisis reveals what is in our hearts. To come out of this crisis better than we went in, we must let ourselves be touched by others' pain."
As I considered many of the changes in American culture that moved to center stage during the Covid pandemic, I wondered to what extent that challenge has been met.
This book is one response to that question.
About the Author :
Please see website at Kay Elksong.com for bio and reviews. Ph.D. in English & Comparative Literature.
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Different Values
Kay Elksong
978-0-692-038-24-6
$14.95 print; $9.95 eBook at: www.Barnes&Noble.com
-- Elksong is as comfortable dissecting the role of artificial intelligence and what she calls "virtual imperialism" (she warns with sober analysis of how identity and autonomy might
be reshaped in a digitized world) as she is when she explores the fragile state of mental health or the altered rhythms of work...the kind of book that sparks conversation rather than closes it.
Bradley Allen
City Book Review.com
San Francisco, CA
--much food for thought and insights about connections key to understanding extremist attitudes and proposals, offering instead more independent analyses of cultural changes.
Diane Donovan
Midwest Book Review
-- While the pandemic chapter emphasizes interior transformation and the small-scale choices of individuals, the Gaza discussion expands outward to collective responsibility and
the global implications of moral action....she invites readers to treat the book as both a devotional text and a cultural critique. This hybrid approach may not suit every reader, but it is
precisely what makes Different Values distinctive.
Tommy McNiece
City Book Review.com
Seattle, WA
