Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future

Pope Francis collaborated with his biographer Austen Ivereigh to write Let Us Dream, a book about making the world safer, fairer, and healthier for all people. He explores what the COVID crisis can teach us about handling upheaval and offers a critique of the systems and ideologies that produced it. He also offers an inspiring and actionable blueprint for building a better world by putting the poor and the planet at the heart of new thinking. The book is an epiphany, a call to arms, and a pleasure to read.

Format: Hardback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2020
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

In this inspiring 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 peoples fear and use it to increase their own power at their peoples 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 scientific research and data.

He calls for a global economic system that is more equitable and sustainable, one that puts the needs of people and the planet before the pursuit of profit. He advocates for a political system that is more transparent, accountable, and responsive to the needs of the people, one that promotes dialogue, cooperation, and respect for human rights.

He also calls for a renewed commitment to environmental protection, one that recognizes the interconnectedness of all life and the urgent need to address climate change and other environmental challenges.

In conclusion, Let Us Dream is a powerful and visionary book that offers a roadmap for building a better world for all humanity. It is a call to action, a reminder of our shared responsibility to create a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world. By putting the poor and the planet at the heart of our thinking and actions, we can build a future that is worthy of our deepest hopes and dreams.

Weight: 238g
Dimension: 137 x 204 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398502208