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The islands of the Outer Hebrides are home to some of the most
remote and spectacular scenery in the world. They host an
astonishing range of mysterious structures - stone circles, beehive
dwellings, holy wells and 'temples' from the Celtic era. Over a
twelve-day pilgrimage, often in appalling conditions, Alastair
McIntosh returns to the islands of his childhood and explores the
meaning of these places. Traversing moors and mountains, struggling
through torrential rivers, he walks from the most southerly tip of
Harris to the northerly Butt of Lewis. The book is a walk through
space and time, across a physical landscape and into a spiritual
one. As he battled with his own ability to endure some of the
toughest terrain in Britain, he met with the healing power of the
land and its communities. This is a moving book, a powerful
reflection not simply of this extraordinary place and its people
met along the way, but of imaginative hope for humankind.
It is easy to feel helpless in the face of the torrent of
information about environmental catastrophes taking place all over
the world. In this powerful and provocative book, Scottish writer
and campaigner Alastair McIntosh shows how it is still possible for
individuals and communities to take on the might of corporate power
and emerge victorious. As a founder of the Isle of Eigg Trust,
McIntosh helped the beleaguered residents of Eigg to become the
first Scottish community ever to clear their laird from his own
estate. And plans to turn a majestic Hebridean mountain into a
superquarry were overturned after McIntosh persuaded a Native
American warrior chief to visit the Isle of Harris and testify at
the government inquiry. This extraordinary book weaves together
theology, mythology, economics, ecology, history, poetics and
politics as the author journeys towards a radical new philosophy of
community, spirit and place. His daring and imaginative responses
to the destruction of the natural world make Soil and Soul an
uplifting, inspirational and often richly humorous read.
When Alastair McIntosh was asked what makes a good BBC radio 'God
slot' he quoted his late friend Walter Wink: 'To conceive of heaven
as the transcendent possibilities latent in every emerging moment.'
This anthology shares the best of Alastair's Prayer and Thought for
the Day pieces from nearly a decade. Here is that of God,
transcendent, yet also here and now, immanent, within the day's
hard news. 'O taste and see - '
Over the past half century the issues facing activists have
changed, as has our understanding and awareness of spirituality.
For activists, spiritual philosophy is rising up the agenda because
it offers distinct, tried and tested approaches to deep questions:
Where did it all go wrong? What does it mean to be human? What is
the place of leadership? What is the nature of power? The book
begins by defining spirituality for a modern audience of all faiths
and beliefs, and goes on to consider the problems and necessities
of true leadership. Drawing on a rich history of spirituality and
activism, from The Bhagavad Gita, to the Hebrew prophets, to Carl
Jung, it is both guide and inspiration for people involved in
activism for social or environmental justice. The text is enriched
with tales from the authors' own experiences. It contains case
studies of inspirational spiritual activists (including Mama Efua,
Desmond Tutu, Gerrard Winstanley, Sojourner Truth and Julia
Butterfly Hill), which demonstrate the transformative power of
spiritual principles in action.
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Poacher's Pilgrimage (Hardcover)
Alastair McIntosh; Foreword by Brian D. McLaren
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