Great Tide Rising: Towards Clarity And Moral Courage In A Time Of Planetary Change Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
Even as seas rise against the shores, another great tide is beginning to rise – a tide of outrage against the pillage of the planet, a tide of commitment to justice and human rights, a swelling affirmation of moral responsibility to the future and to Earth’s fullness of life.Philosopher and nature essayist Kathleen Dean Moore takes on the essential questions: Why is it wrong to wreck the world? What is our obligation to the future? What is the transformative power of moral resolve? How can clear thinking stand against the lies and illogic that batter the chances for positive change? What are useful answers to the recurring questions of a storm-threatened time – What can anyone do? Is there any hope? And always this: What stories and ideas will lift people who deeply care, inspiring them to move forward with clarity and moral courage?
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Counterpoint (February 9, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1619026996
ISBN-13: 978-1619026995
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.2 x 9.1 inches
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Occasionally a book of vast substance comes along that encourages us to think more deeply, to act more responsibly, and to elevate our lives. Such is the case for Kathleen Dean Moore's "Great Tide Rising." Having followed her writing over the years, at least for me, "Great Tide Rising" is a magnum opus; a seminal gift to nature/environmental literature. Through her pen, philosophy and engaging narratives about natural encounters are miscible. Whenever her philosophical musings enter water seemingly too deep and dense, she snatches us back and grounds us in delightful, engaging and poignant tales whether sequestered in a cabin at Denali Park or enjoying a early morning meadow-moment after spending the night sleeping outside in an Oregon field. This soothing balance of heavy and light, doom and hope, or playfulness and intensity enabled me to enjoy and better learn from the meaty philosophizing. Especially appreciated is her commitment to outlining and underscoring specific actions everyone can take to turn things around...to ensure that our children and their children do not inherit a dying (or dead) planet. Read with an open mind; agree to disagree; but, by all means take this author and her book with its delightful teachings and stories to heart.
Read it aloud. Aloud to anyone nearby. Read it aloud on the bus, in school to your brother and sister and children. This is a lovely book filled with wisdom and poetry tossed together like a spiritual salad. Hand it to someone and ask them to read it aloud to you.I bought another copy for a friend. It is so rare and difficult for a book to get the science and situation right and then start to discuss moral clarity. Kathleen Dean Moore addresses the important aspects of the problem. Some of her statements are gems.
Great Tide Rising should be required reading for every candidate for political office, every world leader, every student. The author presents a case for a paradigm shift in attitude and policy, but it's not one more warning of disaster or description of climate change horrors. Rather, it's a stunningly beautiful paean to the natural world and humanity's place in it, and what we must do and can do, on many levels, toward positive change. The poetic descriptions of the marvels around and in us are presented with the awe and appreciation of someone who has looked deeply and found miracles. Despite the human-caused devastation she sees, she does not allow herself or the reader to fall into despair. There is hope, and more than that, visible shifts in thinking and behaviors around the planet. The Great Turning is underway, and it is our duty and privilege to be a part of it. I highly recommend this book.
Strongly, strongly recommend this book!Especially during this time of collective grief. Kathleen Dean Moore is brilliant, articulate, engaging, and challenging (in the best ways). Read this.
great book
well written from a white privileged point of vew
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