Becoming Whole : Why The Opposite Of Poverty Isn’t The American Dream

We are the richest people in history, but rates of loneliness, depression, and anxiety are skyrocketing.

Yet, when we try to help poor people at home or abroad, we tend to export our ideas of success and wealth. What if we have the wrong idea altogether?

In Becoming Whole (building on the best-selling When Helping Hurts), Brian Fikkert and Kelly M. Kapic look at the true sources of brokenness and poverty and uncover the surprising pathways to human flourishing, for poor and non-poor alike. Exposing misconceptions about the nature of God, human beings, and the world, they redefine success and offer new ways of achieving that success. Through biblical insights, scientific research, and practical experience, they show you how the good news of the kingdom of God reshapes our poverty alleviation ministries and our lives, helping all of us become whole.