Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622819to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Inconvenient Apocalypse: Environmental Collapse, Climate Crisis, and the Fate of Humanity Author: Wes Jackson, Robert Jensen Narrator: Graham Rowat Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 8, 2022 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: For decades, our world has understood that we are on the brink of an apocalypse—yet the only implemented solutions have been small and convenient, feel-good initiatives that avoid unpleasant truths about the root causes of our impending disaster. Wes Jackson and Robert Jensen argue that we must reconsider the origins of the consumption crisis and the challenges we face in creating a survivable future. Longstanding assumptions about economic growth and technological progress—the dream of a future of endless bounty—are no longer tenable. The climate crisis has already progressed beyond nondisruptive solutions. The end result will be apocalyptic; the only question now is how bad it will be. Jackson and Jensen examine how geographic determinism shaped our past and led to today's social injustice, consumerist culture, and high-energy/high-technology dystopias. The solution requires addressing today's systemic failures and confronting human nature by recognizing the limits of our ability to predict how those failures will play out over time. Though these massive challenges can feel overwhelming, the coauthors weave a secular reading of theological concepts—the prophetic, the apocalyptic, a saving remnant, and grace—to chart a realistic path for humanity not only to survive our apocalypse but also to emerge with a renewed appreciation of the larger living world.

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