Richard Barnet and John Cavanagh, who judge this inchoate NGO uprising as presently «the only force we see that can break the global gridlock,» finish their important study with a judgment about its high stakes: «The great question of our age is whether people, acting with the spirit, energy, and urgency our collective crisis requires, can develop a democratic
global consciousness rooted in authentic local communities.
In a time of a
global transformation of
consciousness, the church needs to engage the world based on its radical
roots in God's revelation, but informed by current views of the nature of reality.