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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Peels apart the insidious myths of capitalism that keep people hopeless and apathetic, daring its audience to practice optimism as activism. . . . Filled with big-picture vision,
Revolutionary Love is a manifesto for recovering cynics looking for a place to plug in, or for those wrested out of apathy but not sure where to start.” * Foreword *
"A book for rethinking the left and wider politics filled with scholarship, rethinking spirituality and courage. One of my books of the year." * Gerry Hassan blog *
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Revolutionary Love gives us a blueprint for how [a new vision of the world] might look, and all of us should be grateful for the guidance." * LA Progressive *
"This brilliant and prophetic book is required reading for anyone actively participating in the co-creation of a sustainable humane future." * Scientific Medical Network/Paradigm Explorer *
"The very reverend double-doctor rabbi’s observations, analyses, and solutions for tikkun olam, or repair the world, are spot-on. They are rational, they are practical, they are achievable, and above all, they are needed. Lerner’s perspective as a philosopher, psychotherapist, and rabbi allows him a melding of insight regarding human fears, needs, and desires, both spiritual and secular. . . . Rabbi Lerner offers sane, real world solutions." * San Diego Jewish World *
"By drawing connections between the political economy, our personal wounds and systemic issues such as poverty and homelessness, Lerner shows how deeply we need a socialist framework of connection, society and care." * Dazed *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Transcending the crippling dynamics of oppression
1. A World of Pain, a Hunger for Love
2. Fear and Domination, or Love and Generosity?
3. Toxic Self-Blaming and Powerlessness
4. To Change a Society, You Must Respect Its People
Part II. Strategies for building the caring society
5. Overcoming the Dictatorship of the Capitalist Marketplace
6. Major Institutional Changes for Building a Love and Justice Movement
7. The Caring Society in the Twenty-Second Century
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index
