Re-Enchanting The World

This book is a call to radical, mystical and joy-filled activism. Parks writes, "Mysticism that is not compassionately and actively engaged in addressing suffering and injustice isa narcissistic opiate, getting high on inner peace while the rainforest burns down. But activism that doesn't arise from a grounded connection with the Divine, however well intentioned, doesn't go deep enough to accomplish lasting peace, justice and ecological sustainability." Parks describes five pillars of this kind of activism: It is born in the trenches of struggles for justice; it is tested in the marketplace among the poor; it is purified in the fire of inner healing and transformation--doing the shadow work as Carl Jung called it; it is motivated by love and compassion, and it is sustained by joy. She shares many stories from her own life of activism to illustrate her points and inspire her readers.