Alastair McIntosh is een schrijver die de verbanden tussen mensen, plaatsen en spiritualiteit onderzoekt om een dieper begrip van gemeenschap te bevorderen. Hij ziet wereldwijde crises als crises van de menselijke conditie die een evolutie vereisen die meer cultureel dan politiek, economisch of technisch is. Als Quaker met zowel christelijke als interreligieuze perspectieven beschouwt McIntosh spiritualiteit als "dat wat leven geeft", en specifieker als "leven als zichtbaar gemaakte liefde". Zijn werk, vaak controversieel, heeft tot doel de macht van bedrijven en landeigenaren aan te vechten.
In this powerful and provocative book, Scottish writer and campaigner Alastair McIntosh shows how it is still possible for individuals and communities to take on the might of corporate power and emerge victorious.
Poacher's Pilgrimage is an imaginative and beautifully observed travelogue of Lewis and Harris. It is a powerful reflection not simply of this extraordinary place and its people met along the way, but of imaginative hope for humankind.
Unless humanity learns how to rekindle community, all other efforts will wither on the vine. This timely new Schumacher Briefing explores three integrated pillars of community: with one another; with the natural environment; and with the spiritual ground of all being.
Love and Revolution: a poetic journey through political ideals, love, loss, and life in the Western Isles. From topics as diverse as saving the curlew to land ownership on the Isle of Eigg and the first Gulf War, Alastair McIntosh offers an enlightening perspective on recent political happenings at home in the Hebrides and in the wider world.
The book 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 it is both guide and inspiration for people involved in activism for social or environmental justice.
In this profound new book, Alastair McIntosh explores the science, psychology and spirituality of climate change. He summarises the up-to-date science and shows the damage caused both by climate-change denial as well as exaggeration.