Losing Paradise 
by Paul G. Irwin

$14.95 - Softcover - 224 pages

The Growing Threat To Our Animals, Our Environment and Ourselves

In a world colored by quick sound bites and media spin, it often seems that we are making great strides in cleaning up our air and water, preserving the earth's natural treasures, and protecting our precious wildlife. But looks can be deceiving. In truth, the last few decades of the twentieth century saw an unprecedented assault by humans on nature and animals throughout the world. Thus, instead of moving toward a better world, we are now facing a tidal wave of ecological challenges that threatens to sweep away whatever progress we have painfully achieved.

In this landmark book, author Paul G. Irwin goes beyond the headlines to present a compelling and alarming look at what we have done—and continue to do—to wildlife, to farm animals, to our environment, and to ourselves. Losing Paradise first examines the beliefs that lie at the core of the destruction and brutality that so often characterize human behavior—beliefs that place humans above and against nature in general, and animals in particular. It then details the results of these distorted values, including the cruel treatment of animals through factory farming, hunting, and trapping; the contamination of our food supply; and the wholesale destruction of our environment.

But while Losing Paradise shows us the damage we have done, presenting a shocking picture of greed and recklessness, it also shows us the simple and effective steps that we can and must take to build a truly humane society and reclaim our wondrous natural world. Most important, it reminds us of the paradise this earth can be—for us and for all of God's creatures.