Foreword / Chellis Glendinning

pt. I. Civilization Reconsidered. 1. Our Covenants with Nature. 2. Fateful Choices, Then and Now. 3. Catastrophe and Culture. 4. Collective Trauma and the Origin of Civilization. 5. What Are Our Options? 6. Toward a Rebirth of Culture

pt. II. The Anatomy of Cultural Renewal. 7. The Arts: Bringing Spirit Down to Earth. 8. Economics: Is Money Evil? 9. Governance: Freedom, Necessity, and Power. 10. Spirituality: Raw or Cooked? 11. Science: Morsels of Knowledge, Banquets of Ignorance. 12. A Different Kind of Progress

pt. III. The Great Purification. 13. Lessons in Humility. 14. The Roots of Culture. 15. How to Save the World: A Global Perspective. 16. How to Save the World: A Personal Response. 17. New Myth, New Culture.