VISIONARIES OF THE 20TH CENTURY Satish Kumar & Freddie Whitefield
Visionaries of the 20th Century brings together the lives and works of 100 great men and women who offered inspiration, hope and healing.
The 20th century was marked by wars, dictatorships and environmental destruction, yet many individuals kept alive the hope of a sane and sustainable future through their example, ideas and vision. Their influence helped to bring to an end colonialism and imperialism, apartheid and authoritarian regimes, and they also helped to foster the resurgence of an ecological, holistic and spiritual vision which increasingly resonates in the world today.
Visionaries of the 20th Century includes articles about world leaders: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and The Dalai Lama; spiritual figures: Krishnamurti, Bede Griffiths, Matthew Fox
and Thich Nhat Hanh; writers: Wendell Berry, Kahlil Gibran, Kathleen Raine and Arundhati Roy; scientists: Rachel Carson, Jane Goodall and James Lovelock; organic pioneers: Lady Eve Balfour and H. J. Massingham; educationalists: Ivan Illich and Rabindranath Tagore; economists: E. F. Schumacher and Muhammad Yunus; ecological activists: Vandana Shiva and Wangari Maathai.
The articles are written by contributors to Resurgence magazine, including Fritjof Capra, Pico Iyer and John Seymour. The book is edited by Satish Kumar, high-profile (recent guest on Desert Island Discs) editor of Resurgence and author of No Destination and The Buddha and the Terrorist; and Freddie Whitefield, a craftsman and editor. 222pp, 210mm x 282mm, illus. in b&w, softback, 2006
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No Destination is Satish Kumar's account of his life and pilgrimage, having at nine years old renounced the world and joined the wandering brotherhood of Jain monks.
Spiritual Compass by Satish Kumar draws on the Indian Ayurvedic tradition of the three gunas, sattva, rajas and tamas, to show us how to make spirituality an integral part of our ordinary existence.
In The Buddha and the Terrorist Satish Kumar shows the importance of looking for the root causes of violence and of finding peaceful means to end terror.
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