{"product_id":"the-intentional-household-living-as-if-people-matter-9781621649083","title":"The Intentional Household: Living as If People Matter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe household is the center of daily life, where relationships thrive through shared work and leisure. Yet for decades, we have not lived as though this were true. The result: Widespread unhappiness, isolation, and meaninglessness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilosopher John Cuddeback invokes timeless wisdom to help breathe new life into our homes. Focusing on eight simple principles, \u003ci\u003eThe Intentional Household \u003c\/i\u003egives profound directions for crafting the shared life we naturally crave for ourselves and our loved ones. Our souls were made for a living community at every phase of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilding this community, however, takes time and focus. More and more people are discovering that good work and edifying leisure in the home are a key not only to healthy family, but a flourishing society. Cuddeback explains how and why. Utilizing great thinkers from all ages--from Plato and Aristotle, to Cato and Cicero, to Wendell Berry and Leonard Sax--he deftly reveals the inner workings of a vibrant home. With care and clarity, he grounds the practical cornerstones of shared life in the perennial principles of human nature and ethics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday's household must be an \u003ci\u003eintentional\u003c\/i\u003e household, carefully crafted in view of what really matters: true happiness. We cannot do this alone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John PH. D. Cuddeback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ignatius Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621649083","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080483291273,"sku":"9781621649083","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_cdf3f248-a1f3-44c9-8bf7-ba643cd8a3fd.jpg?v=1782237977","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-intentional-household-living-as-if-people-matter-9781621649083","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}