Voices from the Heart

By Various

Some of the world's most renowned leaders and visionaries--Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Marianne Williamson, Mikhail Gorbachev, Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.--offer original essays and ruminations about taking... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874779359
• ISBN13: 9780874779356
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Tarcher
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.2" x 5.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

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CALL FOR RESPONSIBILITY

Humanity has mastered science, industry, technology and other areas of this physical world. At the same time human beings have failed miserably in their relationships with themselves as individuals, with others and the environment. What meaningful ways can we address these issues before we destroy ourselves and our environment? Editors Eddie and Debbie Shapiro confront the question through presenting us with the insights of various known and unknown people who are in the midst of finding answers for the problems of this world. The voices you hear come from diverse cultures, nations, different economical and political systems. The common thread throughout the book is that all the voices call us to responsibility as individuals working through our societies. Listen to Millard Fuller who advices us to change our lifestyles and personally help our neighbor through concrete action. Desmond Tutu calls us to forgiveness if we ever hope to live in this world as a human family. Rachel Remen reminds us that it is in the power of the spirit to heal and not just the mechanics of medicine. Voices from the Heart call us to become more responsible in dealing with problems that impact our lives. The examples given in each of the interviews are workable and applicable for our communities. The challenge is for us to use these resource as a jump start to begin change within ourselves and then extend it to our communities. By all means read, meditate and apply the wisdom in this book to your world.