David Zahl is the author of a new book, Low Anthropology, which describes the need to be authentic and honest in the ways relate, as opposed to creating and maintaining an ideal image of oneself. They discuss the need for letting go of the need to falsely impress, choosing an approach to relationships that embraces each other’s True Self.

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