In this book, Maguire describes boldly and very convincingly the state of earth and how it is clearly dying at the hands of human beings. And yet, the book is not a doomsday volume at all. The book grew out of lengthy and in-depth conversations among representatives of the world s religions. While quick to say that not one religion is a total success story, each values the sacred in its own way. The book tours African religions, Buddhism, Hinduism, Chinese religion, Islam, Judaism, Protestant Christianity, and Catholic liberation theology.
World religions encountering one another and listening and sharing wisdom can indeed save the world.
Maguire writes, The religions of the world are great symphonies of hope. And hope gets things done. The Leaf and the Cloud by Mary Oliver. DeCapo Press, 2000. This amazing 21st-century poet has written a whole book which is one poem with seven parts.