“The great unspoken in Western political life is the loss of our culture sense's of the sacred. Many people who work to change our politics or economics come to realise the deeper, spiritual underpinnings of their work, yet don't know how to articulate it, even to themselves. This book offers a brave, bold and very timely guide to doing just that. If you think you want to change the world, you need to read it.”

Paul Kingsnorth of The Dark Mountain Project, author of One No, Many Yeses: A Journey to the Heart of the Global Resistance Movement

"This is a book with a deep river of wisdom running through it; I know that I will be returning to it often. These are difficult times and to make sense of them a deeper connection to the earth and to each other is essential. Or, as the authors put it: 'This is indeed a terrible time to be advocating spiritual activism. That's why the time is right.''

Gabrielle Lewry

“We've tried to heal what ails us and our world with smartness, money, technology, economic growth, policy, and politics--all necessary and all insufficient. Having tried everything else, it is now time to add spirit exercised with discipline, going to the heart of the matter where wholeness, healing, and Holy converge. Highly recommended.”

Professor David W. Orr of Oberlin College, author of Down to the Wire

“The perilous path we tread is littered with burnt out, sold out, freaked out activists. If we wish to engage effectively and for the long run in this world full of wounds, for our efforts for Earth and Justice to be truly sustainable, it behoves us to take great care of our psychological and spiritual wellbeing. This book provides us with an important tool for the journey.”

John Seed, Australian deep ecologist and founder of the Rainforest Information Centre

“There is so so much that we activists can learn from religious faiths: about how to mobilise people, earn their commitment, and speak to their sacred values. From the spiritual traditions we can learn how to sustain ourselves in the long struggle. So, to my fellow activists, even the most sceptical, I insist read this excellent book and learn some vital lessons from the most successful and longest lasting social movements in history.”

George Marshall, founder of the Climate Outreach Information Network.

“Ever since the first Gulf War in 1991, Alastair McIntosh has stood in solidarity with our community to strengthen interfaith relationships. I warmly welcome the recognition in Spiritual Activism that true Islam can contribute to human rights, justice and peace for all in today's world.”

Dr Bashir Maan, first elected Muslim politician in the UK and past-President of Glasgow Central Mosque