Let Us Dream - Francis, Pope

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Résumé :
In this uplifting and practical book,?written in collaboration with his biographer, Austen Ivereigh, the?preeminent?spiritual leader?explains why we must-and how we can-make?the world safer, fairer, and healthier for all people now. ? In the COVID crisis, the beloved shepherd of over one billion Catholics saw the cruelty and inequity of our society exposed more vividly than ever before. He also saw, 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 let the pain be in vain.? ? He begins?Let Us Dream?by exploring?what this crisis can teach us about how to handle upheaval of any kind in our own lives and the world at large. With unprecedented candor, he reveals how three crises in his own life changed him dramatically for the better.?By its very nature, he shows, crisis presents us with a choice: we make a grievous error if we try to return to?some?pre-crisis state. But if we have the courage to change, we can emerge from the crisis better than before. ? Francis then?offers a brilliant,?scathing?critique of the?systems and ideologies that conspired to produce the current crisis, from?a global economy obsessed with profit and heedless of the people and environment it harms, to?politicians who?foment their people's fear and use it to?increase their own power at their people's expense.?He reminds us?that?Christians' first duty is to?serve others, especially?the poor and the marginalized, just as Jesus did.?? ? Finally, the Pope offers an inspiring and actionable blueprint for building?a better world for all humanity by putting the poor and the planet at the heart of new thinking. For this plan, he draws not only on?sacred sources, but?on the latest findings from?renowned scientists, economists,?activists, and other thinkers. Yet rather than simply offer prescriptions, he shows how ordinary people acting together despite their differences can discover unforeseen 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?while?scouring?the streets of Buenos Aires with garbage-pickers, and much more. ?Let Us Dream is an epiphany, a call to arms, 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. ? ? ?...

Biographie:
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 17, 1936, the son of Italian immigrants. He was ordained a priest in the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1969 and made a bishop in 1992. He became Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was named a cardinal in 2001. In March 2013 he was elected Bishop of Rome, the 266th pope of the Catholic Church....

Sommaire:
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 17, 1936, the son of Italian immigrants. He was ordained a priest in the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1969 and made a bishop in 1992. He became Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was named a cardinal in 2001. In March 2013 he was elected Bishop of Rome, the 266th pope of the Catholic Church....