{"product_id":"2940033226818","title":"The Great New Emerging Civilization","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary tour-de-force of history; life \u0026amp; death; religion; nations; peace and war; quantum physics; politics, economics, identity, education, and more -all from an underlying Buddhist perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, the author describes a new world that is even now beginning to emerge all over the planet - a new civilization, and a new spirituality and religion, that will eventually utterly transform all of known history and all our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author, James Hilgendorf, is a 40 year practicing member of the SGI, or Soka Gakkai International, the largest Buddhist lay organization in the world today, with 13,000,000 members in 192 countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReviewers' comments:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Great New Emerging Civilization is an expression of hope that a far better world is possible. At the core of this book is a plea for human dignity, just societies, and a peaceful and sustainable planet - all essential if we care about the world we live in and will leave to our children and grandchildren.\" - David Krieger, President, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Part memoir and part manifesto for a new world...compelling stories of his own meandering journey through life that brought him to the ideals he expresses on these pages.\" - Theresa Welsh, The Seeker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Hilgendorf is the author of seven other books, \"The Buddha and the Dream of America\"; \"Life \u0026amp; Death: A Buddhist Perspective\"; \"The New Superpower\"; \"Poems of Death: Time for Eternity\"; \"Handbook for Youth in a Muddied Age\"; \"A New Myth for America\"; and \"Forever Here.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Hilgendorf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165173825776,"sku":"2940033226818","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940033226818_p0.jpg?v=1763658703","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940033226818","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}