According to Andrew Harvey, we are in a massive global crisis reflected by a mass media addicted to violence and trivialization at a moment when what the world actually needs is profound inspiration. In Radical Passion,the culmination of Harvey's life's work, he calls for us to return to the heart-centered way of the Divine Feminine, the words of the mystics throughout the ages, and the cultivation of the nonviolent philosophies of Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Aung San Suu Kyi, and the Dalai Lama. The concepts of radical passion and sacred activism fly in the face of restraint, of pessimism, of denial, of all that is inhumane. They explore and celebrate the knowledge of unknown possibilities and transformations, fusing the mystic's passion for God with the activist's passion for justice and for healing the division between heaven and earth, heart and will, body and soul, prayer and action. Sacred activism asks that we engage deeply on a personal, spiritual, and political level so as to become a fully empowered, fully active, and contemplative humanity that can turn tragedy into grace, and desolation into the opportunity to build and co-create a new world. Unlike many spiritual books, Radical Passiondoes not veil the dark with artificial hope. It builds on Harvey's established following and opens up to a wider, younger, and worldlier, audience. It is a book for the Occupiers of Wall Street as well as for those whose spiritual paths have kept them inward, distanced from spiritual activism. Radical Passionbridges the great divide between spiritual resignation and engaged spiritual activism. Praise for The Hope "If God created a new curriculum for the human race--one that might insure our continued place on this planet--I think he would make The Hoperequired reading." --Elizabeth Lesser, cofounder of Omega Institute and author of Broken Open " The Hopeis destined to transform the live of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people not only because of its profound message but also because we need this work more than we realize." --Caroline Myss, author of Sacred Contractsand Defy Gravity "This is an exalted book delivered from the highest reaches of the human soul. It is both a manifesto and spiritual handbook for anyone who wants to transform the world." --James O'Dea, former president of Amnesty International and The Institute of Noetic Sciences Ebook (ISBN: 978-1-58394-512-4; $12.95/$12.95 CAN) will be available. Same on-sale date.

The author of more than two dozen books, Andrew Harvey began his study and practice of Hinduism in 1978 after meeting a succession of Indian saints and sages. He has studied with masters such as Thuksey Rinpoche and Father Bede Griffiths for more than 30 years. Harvey was awarded the Christmas Humphrey prize for A Journey in Ladakh, the Humanities Team Award (an award previously received by Desmond Tutu) for his 2010 body of work, and a Nautilus Award for his book The Hope:A Guide to Sacred Activism. He is founder and director of the Institute of Sacred Activism.