"Shalom" is rightness between people and God: peace, safety, holistic health, welfare, tranquility, and unselfish prosperity. For the author, "shalom" living is missional engagement while retirement is understood as disengagement from much of what it means to live and most importantly from active engagement in Christian mission. Throughout the book, Stahl challenges the reader to make individual decisions which express a "shalom" lifestyle. (84pp. Masthof Press, 2009.)