The Slow Work of God

The Earth is getting hotter and life as we know it is under threat. Will just a few of us survive? Or can we act together to avert the crisis? The root cause of this looming existential crisis is our addiction to consumption of material goods, and our unquestioning acceptance of the outrageous maldistribution of wealth among individuals and nations. Can we throw off these addictions and assumptions, to tread more lightly on the Earth? McCarthy believes that we can. He starts by delving into...