How to Be Your Own Selfish Pig

by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

Book Overview

Although she is sad when her balloon pops, when her expected new baby sister turns out to be a boy, and when rain threatens to ruin her family picnic, a girl realizes that God cares when she is not... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0936163380
• ISBN13: 9780936163383
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Summit Press Co
• Length: 123 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great to read with kids 10 or older.

This book was a great tool to read with my 10 year old daughter. We have been studying world view and what that looks like for different people. The book tells specific stories of people who come to L'Abri tp visit. These people are real, and struggle with God and discuss their beliefs. Some athiest, some with eastern religion - a whole assortment. I found that it has given both of us more assurance in speaking about our faith in a loving way. Listening to other views and challenging people about what they think. 1st Peter 3:15 I plan on having my teenage son read it next. I'm only 3/4 done with it, so unless there is some twist at the end - I recommend it. It would be great for adults too, my intent was to read with my kids. I am enjoying it myself as well.

Trying to Develop Your World View?

She has a unique talent of making moral philosophy very understandable. I highly recommend this book for college students who are taking philosophy or religion courses. But this book is for everyone, whether you are amused by Philosophy and religion or not. It is a must read for any person who wishes to be educated and an easy read with a treasure trove of questions. She asks questions that the average person must consider in developing a value system and a world view. You'll treasure this book.

Great book

My daughter's homeschool class for Wordlviews uses this book. They really enjoy it. Lots of great points and encourages thinking and discussion. Quite entertaining as well. Lots of examples.

Delves into the "why" behind the rules

In How to be Your Own Selfish Pig, Susan Schaeffer Macauley, the daughter of Christian thinker Francis Schaeffer, takes many of the ideas in her father's works and places them in simpler language geared to teenagers, kind of "easy apologetics" if you will. While the comparisons to her father's books are inevitable, I was also reminded of C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity as I read this. Macauley reminds us that we need to take the time to think about what we believe and why. Mrs. Macauley uses several examples of people she has known through her work at L'Abri in England and the crises of faith they experienced when life got difficult. With these stories as a launching point, she delves into the tough questions such as, "Don't all religions lead to God?" and "How can we know the Bible is true?" While the book could be read and understood by upper elementary children, it does touch on issues such as sexual promiscuity and homosexuality, so I wouldn't recommend it for a student younger than junior high. It's a worthwhile book that I feel would foster good discussion between parents and children. It's more than handing a child a list saying, "Don't do this, and this, and this," it encourages the reader to think about the "why" behind the rules, and to help them determine what they believe about God and how to live in a fallen world.

Funny but serious

Suzanne Shcaeffer is the daugter of the late great Christian thinker, Francis. She takes the ideas of his work and puts them in down to earth, humourous but compelling language. Even better, the cartoons are excellent. This book is intensely human, serious and will take you behind the scenes of what you believe, while splitting your sides with laughter.