The Eternity Dialogues

<p>Designed to both entertain and inform readers <em>The Eternity Dialogues: Understanding Global Transformation</em> offers students key concepts in individual and global transformation through an engaging futuristic novel and an accompanying learning-based website. The book envisions a future where humanity is endangered by the Convergence of global survival threats that already are growing today including ecological collapse widespread despondency and preparations for war. <br /><br />Through the eyes of a young social worker a group of wise old women CEOs clerics revolutionaries politicians and scientists students see how the world moved towards the 2050 Convergence and the struggles for power opportunities for transformation and global dialogues that followed. The story challenges students to develop consciousness regarding the interrelationship between individual psychology eco-socio-political issues and global wellbeing and offers practical tools for transformation. The companion learning site features chapter summaries learning objectives discussion questions learning scenarios and more to reinforce key learnings. <br /><br />Unique and engaging <em>The Eternity Dialogues</em> is an ideal learning program for courses in many fields including peace and conflict studies global issues social work political science psychology and religious studies.</p><p><strong>David Derezotes</strong> is Professor in the College of Social Work Director of Peace and Conflict Studies in the College of Humanities Facilitator of the President’s Anti-Racism Task Force and Director of Transforming Classrooms into Inclusive Communities at the University of Utah. Dr. Derezotes earned his Ph.D. at the University of California Berkeley and has practiced as a social worker clinical supervisor community therapist and dialogue facilitator. He has authored numerous books chapters and articles related to mental health dialogue spirituality and global transformation. When not working he often wanders in the deserts of the Colorado Plateau.</p>