Losing
Paradise
by
Paul G. Irwin
$14.95
Softcover
- 224 pages
The
Growing Threat To Our Animals, Our Environment and Ourselves
In
a world colored by quick sound bites and media spin, it often seems
that we are making great strides in cleaning up our air and water, preserving
the earth's natural treasures, and protecting our precious wildlife.
But looks can be deceiving. In truth, the last few decades of the twentieth
century saw an unprecedented assault by humans on nature and animals
throughout the world. Thus, instead of moving toward a better world,
we are now facing a tidal wave of ecological challenges that threatens
to sweep away whatever progress we have painfully achieved.
In
this landmark book, author Paul G. Irwin goes beyond the headlines to
present a compelling and alarming look at what we have done—and
continue to do—to wildlife, to farm animals, to our environment,
and to ourselves. Losing Paradise first examines the beliefs
that lie at the core of the destruction and brutality that so often
characterize human behavior—beliefs that place humans above and
against nature in general, and animals in particular. It then details
the results of these distorted values, including the cruel treatment
of animals through factory farming, hunting, and trapping; the contamination
of our food supply; and the wholesale destruction of our environment.
But
while Losing Paradise shows us the damage we have done, presenting
a shocking picture of greed and recklessness, it also shows us the simple
and effective steps that we can and must take to build a truly humane
society and reclaim our wondrous natural world. Most important, it reminds
us of the paradise this earth can be—for us and for all of God's
creatures.