IN THIS REVEALING, INSPIRING, AND PRACTICAL BOOK , WRITTEN WITH HIS BIOGRAPHER, AUSTEN IVEREIGH , THE SPIRITUAL LEADER PAR EXCELLENCE EXPLAINS WHY WE MUST AND HOW WE CAN MAKE THE WORLD SAFER, JUSTER, AND HEALTHIER FOR ALL.
In the Covid crisis, the beloved shepherd of more than a billion Catholics has seen the cruelty and inequality of our society exposed more vividly than ever before. He has also seen in the resilience, generosity, and creativity of so many people the means to rescue our society, our economy, and our planet. In direct, powerful prose, Pope Francis urges us not to allow grief to be in vain.
He begins Let Us Dream Together by exploring what this crisis can teach us about how to navigate times of tribulation of any kind whether in our own lives or in the world at large. With unprecedented candor, Francis reveals how three crises in his own life changed him dramatically for the better. By their very nature, he shows that crises present us with a choice: we make a grave mistake if we try to return to a pre-crisis state. But if we have the courage to change, we can emerge from the challenge better than before.
Francis then offers a brilliant and scathing critique of the systems and ideologies that have conspired to generate the current crisis: from a profit-obsessed global economy, indifferent to people and the environment it harms; to politicians who foster fear in order to increase their own power at the expense of their people. He reminds us that the first duty of Christians is to serve others, especially the poor and the marginalized, just as Jesus did.
Finally, the Pope offers an inspiring and concrete blueprint for building a better world for all humanity, one that puts the poor and the planet at the center of a new way of thinking. For this plan, Francis draws inspiration not only from sacred texts but also from the latest findings of renowned scientists, economists, activists, and other thinkers. But rather than just giving recipes, he shows us how people acting together despite their differences can discover unsuspected possibilities.
Along the way, he offers dozens of wise and surprising observations: on the value of unconventional thinking; on why we must dramatically increase women's leadership in the Church and throughout society; on what he learned from the cartoneros walking the streets of Buenos Aires; and much more. Let's Dream Together is an epiphany, a call to rearm ourselves, and a pleasure to read. It is Pope Francis at his most personal, profound, and passionate. With this book and with open hearts, we can change the world