From the Publisher’s Desk

Publisher’s Letter For July 2008

By Robert Ellsberg - Publisher

July 2, 2008 - It is the middle of summer and the news is filled with alarming signs: record oil and gas prices; drought; floods in the Mid-West; economic panic; food shortages; the ongoing threat of terrorism and rumors of war. This week came news that the North Pole will be completely free of ice. Are these just passing curiosities, or do they point to something deeper? Are they completely unrelated phenomena, or do they point in the direction of a radically changing world?

The temptation to avoid these distressing topics is overwhelming. And yet change will come whether we acknowledge it or not.

This spring Orbis published one of the most disturbing books I have ever read: Living Beyond the "End of the World" by Margaret Swedish. The author is a longtime social justice activist who worked for years in the movement of solidarity with Central America. In recent years she has turned her attention to the ecological crisis, and this book is the fruit of her investigations.

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In the News

Orbis Wins Awards at 2008 CPA Convention

June 8, 2008 - Orbis Books won 14 awards in ten categories, including Popular Presentation of the Catholic Faith, Theology, Spirituality, Pastoral Ministry, History, Gender, and Social Concerns, at the 2008 Catholic Press Association Convention held May 28-30 in Toronto, Canada.

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