{"title":"Karline McLain","description":"\u003cp\u003eKarline McLain offers insightful explorations into the lives and teachings of influential spiritual figures. Her works invite readers to engage deeply with themes of faith, non-violence, and ethical living, often drawing from historical and cultural perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a thoughtful and reflective approach, McLain’s books illuminate the enduring relevance of spiritual leaders and their philosophies, encouraging a nuanced understanding of religion and spirituality in contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"living-with-gandhi-by-karline-mclain-9781952636554","title":"Living with Gandhi","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMahatma Gandhi was an anticolonial activist, lawyer, and politician. Less famously, but no less importantly, he was also a back-to-the-land farmer, a founder of communes, and a seeker of utopia. \u003cem\u003eLiving with Gandhi: Experiments in Utopia\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of everyday life at four of Gandhi’s communities in India and South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt explores who lived at each community alongside Gandhi, the experiments they undertook in the shared pursuit of universal wellbeing, and the connections that were forged between daily life and larger socio-political issues such as racial inequality, caste reform, and anticolonial activism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe need to simplify life and focus on the greater good is no less urgent now than it was in Gandhi’s time. Reading about Gandhi’s communities allows us to think about a range of topics that can help us to formulate our own conception of the good life, including how to spend our finite time together on this earth; how the boundaries of inclusion and exclusion operate in our daily lives; and whether or to what extent self-sacrifice is necessary for universal wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48038344753388,"sku":"9781952636554","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781952636554-living-with-gandhi.jpg?v=1785392216"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/karline-mclain.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}