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Coming Back to Life Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World Macy, Joanna Publisher:  New Society, Canada Year Published:  1998   Pages:  224pp   ISBN:  0-86571-391-X Resource Type:  Book A guidebook for dealing with the despair that stands in the way our our changing the world. Abstract:  The title "Coming Back to Life" suggests that death is around the corner, however this book celebrates the work and means undertaken by people to resurrect humanity from the worsening ecological and social conditions of society. The authors seek to heal and empower readers by providing them with wisdom for spiritual awareness and the courage and solidarity to engage in a sustainable lifestyle. Macy and Brown optimistically define the present as a time of great turning, in which people think in a socially attuned manner. Thus, humanity has began to change from a self destructive society to a self-sustaining world. The work within this book urges readers to play their own individual role within this shift. This guide to "work that reconnects" embarks individuals on a journey of existential changes from despair to empowerment, since the work forces us to take ownership of our pain for the world. Furthermore, the practices raise awareness about humanity's "interconnectedness with all beings in the web of life." The first three chapters provide a summary of the premises upon which this work is based. Next, Chapter 4 and 5 outline the aims and principles of the work itself, while the other chapters and appendices provide exercises and introductions that outline their goals and assumptions. [Abstract by Amanpreet Dhami] Topics Alternative Lifestyles Buddhism Community Deep Ecology Emotions Group Facilitation Identity Inspiration Mediation Mind Nature Pain of Others Personal Growth Psychology Religion Religions of the World Repression Social Change Socialism/Case for Spiritual Healing Spirituality Sustainability Sustainable Communities Transformation

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