A Reenchanted World: The Quest for a New Kinship with Nature - Paperback Coming March 30

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As the world reflects upon 40 years of environmental advocacy since the formation of Earth Day, James William Gibson’s A Reenchanted World: The Quest for a New Kinship with Nature arrives at the perfect time. His work provides a stirring overview of the movement’s triumphs and setbacks – from political, cultural, spiritual and ecological perspectives – from inception to the present day.

In the heat of debate about global warming, the “recession backlash” against environmentalism, and other such topics, Gibson’s message presents a hopeful look at man’s desire to reunite with the natural world…and the resulting opportunities and consequences.

“In his new book "A Reenchanted World," sociologist James William Gibson identifies a growing social movement, arguing that human connections with the earth are the last hope to save an environment at risk of permanently disappearing.” - Newsweek

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From the Author:
James William Gibson on His Inspiration for Reenchantment

By the mid-1990s it was clear that a profound cultural change in the ways people understood nature was well underway. The modernist view that places and animals are but inert things, void of consciousness and spirit, simply “natural” resources for human use, was finally being challenged, but in subtle, fragmented ways.  I thought that if I could connect these fragments then I could help increase people's desire to feel connected with land and creatures and increase hope that we can actually save the planet.  To read the complete message, Click Here

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By the 2000s, environmental awareness had permeated much of the country’s institutions and everyday life. The nation’s public schools made concern for the environment an integral part of the curriculum. Edenic murals showing mountains, oceans, and forests filled with wildlife came to grace school walls and children learned to speak unselfconsciously of Mother Earth. Recycling programs encouraged people to think about the impact of their way of life on the world around them. Organic food experienced a surge in popularity, appearing on the shelves of mainstream supermarkets. Concern for the environment had become a majority position. By the mid- 1990s, a stunning 90 percent of Americans agreed that “Justice is not just for human beings. We need to be as fair to plants and animals as we are to people.” Click here to read the complete introduction.