Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End
Overview
David Gibson Explores How Death, Viewed Biblically, Teaches Us How to Truly Live
Keeping the end in mind shapes how we live our lives in the here and now. Living life backward means taking the one thing in our future that is certain—death—and letting that inform our journey before we get there.
Looking to the book of Ecclesiastes for wisdom, Living Life Backward was written to shake up our expectations and priorities for what it means to live “the good life." Considering the reality of death helps us pay attention to our limitations as human beings and receive life as a wondrous gift from God—freeing us to live wisely, generously, and faithfully for God’s glory and the good of his world.
- Biblical: Walks through the book of Ecclesiastes chapter by chapter
- Applicable: Teaches listeners to live wisely, freely, and generously in light of eternity
- Hopeful: Counters a modern worldview that pretends we can fix, avoid, or control every facet of our lives
- Practical: Includes discussion questions at the end of each chapter
David Gibson (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is minister of Trinity Church in Aberdeen, Scotland. He is a coeditor of From Heaven He Came and Sought Her, and his publications include Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End; Radically Whole; and The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus Our Shepherd, Companion, and Host. He is married to Angela, and they have four children.
Reviews
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Tad Gene Wychopen II
4/30/2025
The book itself is great, but the audiobook version is an audiobook. DO NOT PURCHASE HERE if you are wanting a copy to look through. It is ONLY an audio book.James Hatch
3/31/2025
The ISBN is for an audiobook. I think something is wrong here. I have the 2017 edition and cannot find another edition dated 2024 by Crossway.