Soul Medicine for a Fractured World: Healing, Justice, and the Path of Wholeness - by Liza Rankow (Paperback)

About the Book

"An integrative path toward healing and social transformation helping readers become agents of change"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

"Wise and beautiful, an offering of great depth." --Alice Walker

"This is a book for our time, a treasure trove of good medicine for the soul." --Parker Palmer

Each day brings news of worsening ecological, political, and social upheaval. None of us individually can solve the intersecting crises we face; we are not meant to. Yet each of us carries a vital gift for these times. As we navigate the collapse of a world built on domination and division, we can engage in the birthing of new possibilities, finding strength in our belonging to a wholeness that is ancient, infinite, and eternal.

Combining the insightful analysis of a longtime grassroots activist with the compassion of a seasoned spiritual guide, Liza J. Rankow shows readers how to live with purpose and meaning, not just in spite of the rising tide of calamities around us, but as our response to them.

With an approach to liberation inspired by "mystic activists" from various faith and cultural traditions, Soul Medicine for a Fractured World offers an integrative path toward healing and social transformation, rooted in our kinship with one another, the Earth, and all of life.

Rich with practical application, the book includes questions for reflection as well as an array of spiritual and healing practices to help readers put the ideas shared into embodied action.

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US $26.00

RELIGION / Spirituality

SELF-HELP / Spiritual

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice

SOUL MEDICINE FOR A FRACTURED WORLD

Healing, Justice, and the Path of Wholeness

ISBN 978-1-62698-637-4

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Cover photo: Laura Loescher / Earth Altars

Cover design: Michael Calvente

Review Quotes

"Wise and beautiful, an offering of great depth."-Alice Walker, author, The Color Purple and In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens

"This is a book for our time, a treasure trove of good medicine for the soul. Standing at the intersection of activism and mysticism-and telling powerful stories that bring what that means to life-Liza Rankow helps us understand that social change cannot be divorced from personal and societal healing. As an activist who has tried to serve the cause of the Beloved Community, this is the book I've been waiting for."-Parker J. Palmer, author, Let Your Life Speak and Healing the Heart of Democracy

"In the ashes of all we have lost, a world of liberation is waiting to be born, if we are brave enough to labor for it. Like the wisest midwife, Liza Rankow takes our hand and offers practical tools to unlock a courage we did not know we had. The result: a journey into healing, spirituality, and social justice that rebirths the world within us and around us."-Valarie Kaur, author, See No Stranger and Sage Warrior, Founder of the Revolutionary Love Project

"Soul Medicine for a Fractured World offers a wellspring of wisdom and inspiration, braiding mysticism, spirituality and justice into a beautiful healing vision for ourselves, our communities, and our world."-Michelle Alexander, author, The New Jim Crow

About the Author

Liza J. Rankow, PhD, MHS, is an interfaith minister, educator, activist, and writer. Her lifework centers the deep healing that is essential to personal and social transformation. Liza is the founder and former executive director of OneLife Institute, which for almost 20 years supported the well-being of frontline activists, caregivers, and community. She has been a spiritual counselor and teacher for more than three decades, and is co-editor of The Living Wisdom of Howard Thurman audio collection.

Find her at: www.lizarankow.org