Active Hope


Active Hope

with Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone


AuthorsJoanna Macy, PhD and Chris Johnstone are the authors of Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in with Unexpected Resilience and Creative Power. Macy, a scholar of Buddhism, systems theory, and deep ecology, is a respected voice in movements for peace, justice, and ecology. Johnstone is a codirector of ActiveHope.Training, a nonprofit organization offering online courses that help people grow their capacity to make a difference in the world.


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