Authentic Hope: It's the End of the World as We Know It But Soft Landings Are Possible

by Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer

The world and nation we ve known are coming to an end. It s not that we don t have a future, but the future we do have will differ radically from what we have come to experience as normal. Financial meltdowns, failed wars, melting ice caps, protracted unemployment, the end of cheap oil, and unprecedented droughts, floods, and heat waves all point to one central Like it or not, it is all but certain that both as individuals and as a nation our futures will be marked by disruption and discontinuity. Although this is a scary thought, Authentic Hope builds on a more positive that we have both an opportunity and a responsibility to shape the quality of our future. Whether events five, ten, or thirty years from now play out according to our worst fears or our better selves will be determined by many factors, including our capacity honestly to face problems, to envision and embody alternatives, and to cultivate and sustain hope.

223 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2012

Reviews

[John Hanscom · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great ideas in a dry-as-dust narrative.