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Written for skeptics and believers alike, A Climate of Desire is an unconventional blend of the provocative ecological wisdom of the biblical writers with contemporary insights from sustainability experts and practitioners. As we enter an increasingly agitated virtual age, and what many affirm is a new period of global warming, the way ahead demands rethinking and collaboration. It also calls us to reconsider our longings and desires. Hence this book, bringing popular culture, faith, and science into dialogue. Filled with anecdotes, surprising flashbacks of history, and concrete and visionary possibilities for change, these pages will both challenge and inspire you to follow a forgotten path that's filled with hope for the decades to come. www.climateofdesire.com

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Sasso paints with big brushes on a large canvas, applying insights from philosophy, science, and history to some of the most important questions of today from climate change and ecological destruction to gender equality and the role of faith. These are weighty (even controversial) subjects, but Sasso's skilful storytelling effortlessly weaves together facts and anecdotes, making this book a pleasure to read. So if you're looking for real insights that arise at the nexus of disciplines and through the process of dialogue, here's a book that brings fresh thinking to the great dilemmas of humanity, faith, and ecology. Wayne Visser, Fellow, Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge This must be the first book that dares to weave together sex, Christianity, and climate change. But Sasso, a 'recovering engineer', shows how closely related they actually are. Provocative, readable, and sustained by robust reflection, it is hard to imagine how this book will not widen and deepen our vision for this world's future. Jeremy Begbie, Distinguished Professor, Duke University The moral call for climate action requires all of us to find a way of contributing. Weaving together compelling stories, science, biblical studies, and philosophy, Sasso eloquently lights sparks and connects dots that will help new people find their place in this global movement. Christine Boyle, Founder, Fossil Free Faith Wow. I've read a lot of books but none that combined the three things that have driven my life. I'm one of those Quakers who sees the essence of life as bigger than the Bible, a scientist who has been invited to help with resource management and climate change issues in about 30 countries on 5 continents and a University professor who is witnessing more faith in younger generations than those of us who helped create current challenges to life on this planet. This mind-expanding book combines all three, sometimes unnervingly but definitely in a worth-reading way. Fred Bunnell, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia Sasso's book is a biblically inspired and scientifically literate presentation of the gospel of justice, creation care, and New Creation. Its message is the same as Pope Francis' Laudato Si, only in a youthful, more popular, and more apocalyptic Protestant voice. Recommended for both Christians and secularists alike. Herman Daly, Emeritus Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland I've been searching for a book about climate change that is invitational, knowledgeable, theologically informed, engaging, and convincing. And now I've found one. Read this book and let it do its magic on you. It worked on me! Tim Dickau, Chair of Justice and Mercy Network, Canadian Baptists of Western Canada Eduardo Sasso has given us his heart in this work. And, it is the heart of folks like him that can change the world we live in. It is my hope that Christians, especially in North America, will take his words to heart and live into the gospel of Jesus which demands our involvement in the healing of Mother Earth. Teresa Diewert, Community Organizer, Streams of Justice

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A business sustainability consultant with a focus on spiritual ecology, Eduardo Sasso is a committed contributor to the renewable economy. In 2015, he co-founded Earthkeepers, an emergent citizen group in Vancouver aiming to live within a Judeo-Christian vision of ecology, public love, and climate justice. He holds degrees in engineering, theology, and sustainability from the University of Costa Rica, Regent College, and the University of British Columbia, respectively. Today he works and lives in Montréal, traditional territory of the Iroquois First Nation in the Saint-Laurent River Watershed.

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