Introductions
KNOWING: Background
- Marie Kondo & her method
- Personal experiences with minimalism & KonMari
READING: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up; Tidying Up with Marie Kondo (Netflix)
- Christianity & KonMari
- Areas of Concern
- Animistic?
- Salvific?
- Materialistic?
- Hedonistic?
- Selfish?
- Positive Aspects
- Contentment
- Stewardship
- Gratitude
- Trust
- Sources discussed
- “Minimalism Is Not the Gospel” by Megan Hill (The Gospel Coalition)
- “What White, Western Audiences Don’t Understand About Marie Kondo’s Tidying Up” by Margaret Dilloway (HuffPost)
- “Why Marie Kondo Didn’t Work for Me” by Becca Ehrlich (Christian Minimalist)
- Feminism & KonMari
- A disproportionately female audience
- Gendered assumptions
- Tidying & invisible labor/mental load
- Women & clothing
- Sources discussed
- “The Emotional Labor on ‘Tidying Up With Marie Kondo’ Does Not Spark Joy” by Samantha Darby (Romper)
- “’Tidying Up with Marie Kondo’ Is Inadvertently About Women’s Invisible Labor” by Nicole Clark (Vice)
- Practical Considerations
- What about utility?
- What about others?
- What about community? (outsourcing ownership & the benefits of borrowing)
- What about books?
- Sources discussed:
- “What we gain from keeping books – and why it doesn’t need to be ‘joy’” by Anakana Schofield (Guardian)
- “Keep Your Tidy, Spark-Joy Hands Off My Book Piles, Marie Kondo” by Ron Charles (WaPo)
- Areas of Concern
PASSING ON:
- KATIE: “What Shakespeare Taught Me About Ash Wednesday” by Paul J. Willis (Christianity Today)
- CHRISTINA: The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter by Margareta Magnusson
- ALEXIS: “This Is How Borrowing Things From Our Neighbors Strengthens Society” by Sarah Lazarovic (Yes! Magazine)
More from the Christian Humanist Radio Network:
- Sectarian Review: Minimalism (shownotes here)
- Christian Feminist Podcast: Quotidian Mysteries (shownotes here)
For fun:
- “The Life-Stagnating Magic of Cluttering Up: The American Art of Being Stressed” (J.P. Sears / Facebook)
- “Christian Uses KonMari Method While Studying Bible to Remove All Verses That Don’t Spark Joy” (Babylon Bee)
How to KonMari an Essay