About the Book
A Global Vision with Local Strategies for Planetary Flourishing
Imagine a world where every person feels seen, valued, and connected, a world not driven by fear and division, but by compassion, cooperation, and unity... This vision is not just a dream; it's a path we can choose. The Way of Unity is an invitation to discover something greater than ourselves-a growing, expanding, organic renewal process aligned with evolutionary forces.
Upon a framework of hidden wholeness, this book explores an emergent process, the closest thing we may have to a systematic, globally scalable, evidence-based model of social action that works for everyone. For over a century, thousands of communities worldwide have been building the elements of a more just and peaceful society by nurturing the patterns of coherence within us. Humanity is its own mycelium network, weaving its inherent wholeness, expanding its circles of unity. This is our hope for the future.
About the Author :
Robert Atkinson, PhD, developmental psychologist, educator, and award-winning author of twelve books, including The Story of Our Time, Our Moment of Choice (co-editor), and A New Story of Wholeness, is the founder of One Planet Peace Forum.
Review :
The vision projected by this book could be the spark that ignites the ever-present, even if widely neglected, flame of peace in the heart of humanity.
Ervin Laszlo, leading systems theorist, Nobel Peace Prize nominee
The Way of Unity is a brave, rich, profound book written with elegance... It will help establish a world of peace, harmony and justice.
Andrew Harvey, mystic, sacred activist, and co-author of Radical Regeneration
The Way of Unity lays out a practical vision that inspires and informs us... Highly recommended for all peacebuilders and spiritual seekers!
Dot Maver, co-founder, National Peace Academy
This book has come at the perfect time, offering a prescription for all our ills. Read it, take it to heart, and put its principles into action.
Jack Canfield, co-author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul(R) series
The Way of Unity should be required reading for all who seek a hopeful vision of world peace.
Rev. Deborah Moldow, director, Evolutionary Leaders Circle
This book's call is empowered by the unitive reality of our Universe, and our inherent belonging to its vast web of life.
Dr. Jude Currivan, cosmologist, author, and co-founder of WholeWorld-View
In The Way of Unity, Dr. Bob Atkinson skillfully guides us on the essential journey of personal and collective transformation. Through his wisdom, the path to unity-and ultimately, to peace-feels not only possible, but within reach.
Emily Hine, Peace and mindfulness consultant, social entrepreneur, and nonprofit fundraiser
Robert Atkinson has gifted us a luminous map for these transformative times. In a world aching to remember its wholeness, The Way of Unity offers both a vision and a pathway-grounded in wisdom, guided by love, and alive with evolutionary promise.
Dr. Julie Krull, host of the Dr. Julie Show: All Things Connected, psychotherapist, president of Good of the Whole, and author of the award-winning book Fractured Grace