D. L. Mayfield is a writer, activist, and the author of Assimilate or Go Home and The Myth of the American Dream. Her writing has appeared in publications such as McSweeney's, Sojourners, and the Washington Post. She lives on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon, where she is trying very hard to be a good neighbor.
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Affluence, autonomy, safety, and power. These are the central values of the American dream. But are they actually compatible with Jesus's command to love our neighbor as ourselves? In essays grouped around these four values, D. L. Mayfield asks us ... SEE MORE