Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart [Hardcover]

As rich and thoughtful as all of Brian McLaren's work, but with a particular urgency! Bill McKibben

Riveting. Challenging. Brave. Devastating. Hopeful. Rabbi Sharon Brous, IKAR, author ofThe Amen Effect

A deeply insightful exploration of how to live with wisdom, resilience and love in our turbulent times

For the last quarter-century, author and activist Brian D. McLaren has been writing at the intersection of religious faith and contemporary culture. InLife After Doom,he engages with the catastrophic failure of both our religious and political leaders to address the dominant realities of our time: ecological overshoot, economic injustice, and the increasing likelihood of civilizational collapse. McLaren defines doom as the un-peaceful, uneasy, unwanted feeling that we humans have made a mess of our civilization and our planet, and not enough of us seem to care enough to change deeply enough or quickly enough to save ourselves.

Blending insights from philosophers, poets, scientists, and theologians,Life After Doomexplores the complexity of hope, the necessity of grief, and the need for new ways of thinking, becoming, and belonging in turbulent times. If you want to help yourself, your family, and the communities to which you belong to find courage and resilience for the deeply challenging times that are upon us  this is the book you need right now.

A former English professor,BRIAN D. MCLARENwas a pastor for twenty-four years. Now hes an author, activist, public theologian, and frequent guest lecturer. His work has been covered in TIME Magazine,Newsweek,USA Today,The New York Times,Washington Post, andCNN.The author of more than 15 books, includingFaith After Doubt,Do I Stay Christian?andA New Kind of Christian, he is a faculty member of The Living School at the Center for Action and Contemplation. McLaren