Matters of Consequence Reviews Brief excerpts here, and links to the full text of the review Click logo to go to this organization's web site Reviews are listed in reverse chronological order, most recent review first. Review excerpt, and link to full text "[Macdonald]...states that a deep understanding of the subjective and the objective realms will lead individuals to insight regarding what is ethically correct and what needs to be done to improve the world — a deep understanding of 'fact' generates an understanding of value and a call to action. Macdonald connects this theory of deep understanding with the future in arguing that the pervasive development across all humanity of deep understanding (and consequently wisdom) is the next step in human evolution." Full text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0lombardo.html An Institute of Noetic Sciences publication "In his forward to this remarkable book, Paul Ray—co-author of The Cultural Creatives—observes that our 500-year-old modern civilization shows many signs of falling apart... This book, Macdonald's magnum opus of his six published works,...truly succeeds in enabling readers to gain a deeper understanding of the current human situation and to formulate a personal plan of action for the future." Full text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0shift.html "Macdonald is a thinker in the same league as Ken Wilber and Thomas Kuhn. He offers a dazzling vision of a potential future.     This far-reaching exploration of science, global themes, economics, and spirituality has an extensive resource section for further research. I will place this wide-ranging personal-perspective masterpiece in my store's philosophy, civilization, and ecology sections." Full text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0NAR.html Journal for Ecological and Spiritual Living "This book is no less than a luminous guidebook toward...deep understanding and clarity.... In its soul, the book is about individuals and the human condition—spirits in human form and our eternal quest for meaning, wisdom, and a fulfilling life." Full text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0earthlight.html Journal of the International Futures Forum "The book of the month — Matters of Consequence — encourages us to look at the inner as well as the outer dimensions of human experience and provides a blueprint for helping to create rather than simply predict the future; without a vision we will not know what we would like to create." Full text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0omnipedia.html The Scientific and Medical Network also featured David Lorimer's Omnipedia review of Matters of Consequence.                         MN Sustainable Communities Network "This book seeks to help readers understand the current global situation, and to envision the transformation of today's world into one characterized by physical sustainability, economic equity, and vibrant local cultures." Full text: http://www.nextstep.state.mn.us/res_detail.cfm?id=1463 "Book Recommendation of the Month    Paul Ray writes the following about this book: 'Copthorne Macdonald has written an utterly splendid review and analysis of what is really important in life....Matters of Consequence shows us our own human faces with real gems of insight.' " Full text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0ecln.html "Copthorne Macdonald's latest book...presents key facts and perspectives drawn from many branches of knowledge, and the author has organized these ideas into a mosaic of ideas that addresses our deepest concerns." Full text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0buzz.html "[The book] takes a broad intellectual voyage into 'personal concerns such as living a creative and significant life, and societal ones such as sustainability and economic justice'." More text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0atlanticbooks.html Martha White (author, educator, interfaith minister): "Copthorne Macdonald...offers solid, viable, visionary solutions to the serious brokenness of the human condition.... If you read only one book this year, I honestly hope, for all our sakes, that you will consider making it this one." Full text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0white.html John Stewart (evolutionary theorist, author of Evolution's Arrow): "The book provides great resources and wise advice for discovering a larger purpose and meaning in life that will lead to positive and productive engagement with the world.... This is an important and timely book." Full text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0stewart.html The Foundation for Global Community "It's a compass as we step into an unknown land." Full text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0timeline.html "thoughtful, holistic, far-reaching, 'reader friendly'...densely informative" Full text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0mbreview.html Systems Thinking and Chaos Theory Network "a tasty, chewy, energy-bar book designed to accelerate good thinking in new ways" Full text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0patterns.html A Publication of the World Future Society "Canadian futurist urges an understanding of 'big picture reality,' humanity's contextual reality, personal reality, and alternative futures, and sketches a 'Year 2050 Vision' of physical sustainability, universal provisioning, economic/political stability, and a thriving civic culture" Full text: http://mattersofconsequence.com/0futuresurvey.html Matters of Consequence Home Page