Jean-Marie Kauth, PhD, MPH is professor of languages and literature at Benedictine University. She is a member of APHA's Children’s Environmental Health Committee of the Environment Section and was recently appointed to the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC), a federal advisory committee to the EPA.

A compelling analysis of the roots of ecological and social collapse coupled with an inspiring exploration of how we can, and must, engage these crises as agents of change. Kauth writes with disarming authenticity and insight about how our world views and the very shape of our lives can evolve to meet these vast challenges.

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface: ‘Till by Turning, Turning We Come Round RightIntroduction: Cosmology, EcologyChapter 1: Dante’s CosmosChapter 2: Enlightenment EchoesChapter 3: The Infinite LineChapter 4: Environmental LegaciesChapter 5: Paradigm ShiftsChapter 6: Alternate MetaphorsConclusionsReferencesIndexAbout the Author