{"title":"Books by Alastair McIntosh","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781399423151","title":"Spiritual Activism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA visionary but practical sharing of how spiritual insights, and deepening our inner lives, can impact leadership for social change.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpiritual Activism\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Scottish writer Alastair McIntosh and climate activist Matt Carmichael, the text is enriched with tales from the authors’ own experiences. It also 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTransform your understanding of spiritual activists with this empowering and thoughtful read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56298560422261,"sku":"9781399423151","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781399423151_2029d0f1-9c1a-41fc-8016-0178dda3467f.jpg?v=1786019454"},{"product_id":"9781780278131","title":"Poacher's Pilgrimage","description":"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.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304553034101,"sku":"9781780278131","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781780278131_2a8e213e-fc8f-4671-8eb5-65c1e7084764.jpg?v=1786024556"},{"product_id":"9781854109422","title":"Soil and Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis inspiring and powerful book from environmental campaigner Alastair McIntosh sets out a visionary manifesto for how communities can stand up to the powerful forces destroying our planet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e​\u003cbr\u003eIt is easy to feel \u003cb\u003ehelpless \u003c\/b\u003ein the face of the\u003cb\u003e torrent of information\u003c\/b\u003e about environmental catastrophes taking place all over the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this \u003cb\u003epowerful and provocative book\u003c\/b\u003e, Scottish writer and campaigner Alastair McIntosh shows how it is still possible for individuals and communities to \u003cb\u003etake on the might of corporate power \u003c\/b\u003eand emerge \u003cb\u003evictorious\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a founder of the Isle of Eigg Trust, McIntosh helped the beleaguered residents of Eigg to become the first Scottish community ever to \u003cb\u003eclear their laird from his own estate\u003c\/b\u003e. 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