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Our histories focus almost entirely on a relatively small group of men making big decisions in big buildings in cities, but most folks living at any given time were unaffected by their maneuverings. This book looks at "the other half" of the story, explaining how history and religion came to focus on those men, how that tendency affects our lives now, and what new ways of being are emerging. The key to understanding what's happening today - and how we might thrive in the future - is to be found in the lives of Mary the mother of Jesus, the Magdalene, and their predecessors.

Our empire-based Modernity culture is failing, and humanity needs a new consciousness to get us through the crisis. The stories told by Indigenous peoples don't just demonstrate the fundamental differences between Earth-based cultures and our Modernity culture; listening deeply to them can help us understand the processes that caused us to create this mess-and choose the ethics on which we wish to build a sustainable way of life.

Dr. Ruth Miller takes the long view, helping us to understand why racism and exploitation are part of American culture, what that means, and what we can do about it. She says "American culture is becoming a global culture-with both wonderful and awful results. It''s time we take a look at what American culture is based on, what it has become, and why. Once we understand that, we have a chance at ending war in the world and establishing prosperous, enjoyable, and creatively challenging lives for all humanity." Then she offers us a powerful process that could, if adopted, move the world from competition and exploitation to cooperation and stewardship.