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Four Thousand Lives: The Rescue of German Jewish Men to Britain in 1939
by Clare UngersonIn November 1938 about 30,000 German Jewish men had been taken to concentration camps where they were subject to torture, starvation and arbitrary death. This book tells the remarkable story of how the grandees of Anglo Jewry persuaded the British Government to allow them to establish a transit camp in Sandwich, in East Kent, to which up to 4000 men could be brought while they waited for permanent settlement overseas – known as the Kitchener camp. The whole rescue was funded by the British Jewish community with help from American Jewry. Most of the men left their families behind. Would they get their families out in time? And how would the people of Sandwich – a town the same size as the camp – react to so many German speaking Jewish foreigners in their midst? There a well organized branch of the British Union of Fascists in Sandwich. Captain Robert Gordon Canning, a virulent anti-Semite, lived there. He and his grand friends from London (including the Prince of Wales before the abdication) used to meet there to play golf at Royal St George’s. (After the war, Canning purchased the bust of Hitler sold at the auction of goods from the German embassy and kept it in his house.) This background adds to the drama of the race against time to save lives.
Faust's Gold: Inside the East German Doping Machine
by Steven UngerleiderSteven Ungerleider's Faust's Gold is the stunning expose of the East German sports juggernaut of the 1970s and 1980s that forced young athletes to unknowingly take steroids. For nearly twenty-five years, East Germany's corrupt sports organization dominated international athletics. While the German Democratic Republic's secret "State Plan" was in effect, more than ten thousand unsuspecting young athletes--some as young as twelve years old--were given massive doses of performance-enhancing anabolic steroids. These athletes achieved miraculous success in international competitions, including the Olympics, but for many of them, their physical and emotional health was permanently damaged.Faust's Gold draws on the revelations of the ongoing trials of former GDR coaches, doctors, and sports officials who have now confessed to conducting ruthless medical experiments on young and talented athletes selected for Olympic training camps. It also draws on the extensive research of Brigitte Berendonk, who escaped from East Germany to begin a decade-long crusade to bring justice to her fellow athletes, and that of her husband, Professor Werner Franke. Berendonk's story, and those of her colleagues in the GDR, offers a unique insight into a bizarre regime.Faust's Gold is a true-life detective story that plunges into the dark, secretive world of the GDR doping scam, where elite competitors and their families are up against a formidable opponent: the East German secret police, known as the STASI. What emerges is a complex tapestry of the politicized modern Olympics that culminates in a powerful testimony to the massive wrong done by one Eastern Bloc nation to its world-class athletes.
Educational Therapy in Action: Behind and Beyond the Office Door
by Dorothy Fink UngerleiderThis book provides an in-depth look at what a little-known clinician, the educational therapist, does and how they do it. It goes behind the clinician’s door to illustrate the unusual and broad range of interventions – both academic/vocational and social/emotional – that an educational therapist employs. This particular case study involves a young woman named Nora who had a severe but undiagnosed auditory processing disorder. She could not give meaning to the spoken language that came at her too rapidly, leaving her in a constant fog of words that she couldn’t comprehend. This case discloses the problems, their causes, and the emotional toll that had to be considered when developing an effective educational/therapeutic plan for Nora. It vividly illustrates the dynamic exchanges and mutual learning that goes on between client and therapist. Parts I and II illustrate how the psycho-educational interventions that addressed Nora’s academic and non-academic needs were gradually formulated over the first year. Part III provides a series of vignettes from subsequent years that illustrate the ongoing applications of the therapist’s work. Distinguishing Features Explanatory Sidebars – The rationale behind particular techniques and interventions is clarified through a system of explanatory sidebars that inform the reader without distracting from the story. This approach makes the book both an instructional tool well as compelling story. Organic Curriculum – The rationale for and application of an "organic (personalized) curriculum" is explained and applied throughout the book as a model for others to use in working with this population. A Longitudinal Perspective – The initial work with Nora began many years ago, so this book provides a long view of her life and tracks the influences that educational therapy exerted on her development into a fully functioning adult. Cognitive/Emotional Integration – The core of educational therapy – the interdependence of cognitive skills and emotional response – is clearly documented throughout the book. In addition to educational therapy students and practitioners, this book is appropriate for those working in related fields such as special education, school psychology, school counselling, and social work in educational settings.
Constructionist Approaches: Past, Present, Future (Elements in Construction Grammar)
by Tobias Ungerer Stefan HartmannConstruction Grammar (CxG) has developed into a broad and highly diverse family of approaches that have in common that they see constructions, i.e. form-meaning pairs at various levels of abstraction and complexity, as the basic units of language. This Element gives an overview of the origin and the current state of the art of constructionist approaches, focusing, on the one hand, on basic concepts like the notion of 'constructions', while at the same time offering an in-depth discussion of current research trends and open questions. It discusses the commonalities and differences between the major constructionist approaches, the organization of constructional networks as well as ongoing research on linguistic creativity, multimodality and individual differences. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
The European Monetary System: Developments and Perspectives
by Horst Ungerer Jouko J. Hauvonen Augusto Lopez-Claros Thomas H. MayerA report from the International Monetary Fund.
The European Monetary System: Recent Developments
by Horst Ungerer Owen Evans Thomas Mayer Philip YoungThis study reviews developments in the European Monetary System from the beginning of 1983 to August 1986;it updates and complements an earlier study prepared by staff members of the International Monetary Fund and published Occasional Paper No. 19, which covered the time period from the inception of the European Monetary System to the end of 1982.
An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics (Learning about Language)
by Friedrich Ungerer Hans-Jorg SchmidLearning About Language is an exciting and ambitious series of introductions to fundamental topics in language, linguistics and related areas. The books are designed for students of linguistics and those who are studying language as part of a wider course. Cognitive Linguistics explores the idea that language reflects our experience of the world. It shows that our ability to use language is closely related to other cognitive abilities such as categorization, perception, memory and attention allocation. Concepts and mental images expressed and evoked by linguistic means are linked by conceptual metaphors and metonymies and merged into more comprehensive cognitive and cultural models, frames or scenarios. It is only against this background that human communication makes sense. After 25 years of intensive research, cognitive-linguistic thinking now holds a firm place both in the wider linguistic and the cognitive-science communities.An Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics carefully explains the central concepts of categorizaÂtion, of prototype and gestalt perception, of basic level and conceptual hierarchies, of figure and ground, and of metaphor and metonymy, for which an innovative description is provided. It also brings together issues such as iconicity, lexical change, grammaticalization and language teaching that have profited considerably from being put on a cognitive basis.The second edition of this popular introduction provides a comprehensive and accessible up-to-date overview of Cognitive Linguistics: Clarifies the basic notions supported by new evidence and examples for their application in language learning Discusses major recent developments in the field: the increasing attention paid to metonymies, Construction Grammar, Conceptual Blending and its role in online-processing. Explores links with neighbouring fields like Relevance Theory Uses many diagrams and illustrations to make the theoretical argument more tangible Includes extended exercises Provides substantial updated suggestions for further reading.
The Global Pontificate of Pius XII: War and Genocide, Reconstruction and Change, 1939-1958
by Simon Unger-Alvi Nina ValbousquetIn 2020, the Vatican opened its archives for the pontificate of Pius XII (1939-1958), the pope that led the Catholic Church during WWII, the Holocaust, and the beginning of the Cold War. The Global Pontificate of Pius XII brings together historians who were among the first to consult the previously unseen Vatican materials. These long-awaited records allow for an expansion of the current historiography beyond the pope’s biography. Methodologically, the volume works to transcend the rigidity of religious history and engage with new approaches in global, transnational, and postcolonial history to re-introduce questions surrounding religion into modern post-war historiography.
Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye: A Family Field Trip to the Arctic's Edge in Search of Adventure, Truth, and Mini-Marshmallows
by Zac Unger"I like to go out for walks, but it's a little awkward to push the baby stroller and carry a shotgun at the same time."--housewife from Churchill, Manitoba Yes, welcome to Churchill, Manitoba. Year-round human population: 943. Yet despite the isolation and the searing cold here at the arctic's edge, visitors from around the globe flock to the town every fall, driven by a single purpose: to see polar bears in the wild.Churchill is "The Polar Bear Capital of the World," and for one unforgettable "bear season," Zac Unger, his wife, and his three children moved from Oakland, California, to make it their temporary home. But they soon discovered that it's really the polar bears who are at home in Churchill, roaming past the coffee shop on the main drag, peering into garbage cans, languorously scratching their backs against fence posts and front doorways. Where kids in other towns receive admonitions about talking to strangers, Churchill schoolchildren get "Let's All Be Bear Aware" booklets to bring home. (Lesson number 8: Never explore bad-smelling areas.)Zac Unger takes readers on a spirited and often wildly funny journey to a place as unique as it is remote, a place where natives, tourists, scientists, conservationists, and the most ferocious predators on the planet converge. In the process he becomes embroiled in the controversy surrounding "polar bear science"--and finds out that some of what we've been led to believe about the bears' imminent extinction may not be quite the case. But mostly what he learns is about human behavior in extreme situations . . . and also why you should never even think of looking a polar bear in the eye.
Bertolt Brecht und Ernst Toller
by Thorsten Unger Kirsten Reimers Lydia MühlbachBertolt Brecht und Ernst Toller zählen zu den wichtigsten Dramenautoren der Weimarer Republik. Politisch gab es zu Lebzeiten zahlreiche Berührungspunkte zwischen beiden, und ebenso finden sich hinsichtlich ihres ästhetisch avancierten Anspruchs mit experimentellen Impulsen keineswegs nur im Feld von Theater und Drama Berührungspunkte. Dennoch lassen sich kaum Belege eines intensiveren Austauschs der Autoren finden. Ein Blick in die Forschung erweckt den Eindruck, hier setze sich dieses Schweigen fort. Dieser Band unternimmt es zum ersten Mal, die beiden Autoren und Œuvres zu vergleichen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf den Dramen und der Dramenästhetik, aber auch Lyrik, Rundfunk, Frauenrollen, kollaboratives Arbeiten und Kanonfragen sind Themen der 20 Beiträge.
Specialization of Quadratic and Symmetric Bilinear Forms
by Thomas Unger Manfred KnebuschThe specialization theory of quadratic and symmetric bilinear forms over fields and the subsequent generic splitting theory of quadratic forms were invented by the author in the mid-1970's. They came to fruition in the ensuing decades and have become an integral part of the geometric methods in quadratic form theory. This book comprehensively covers the specialization and generic splitting theories. These theories, originally developed for fields of characteristic different from 2, are explored here without this restriction. In addition to chapters on specialization theory, generic splitting theory and their applications, the book contains a final chapter containing research never before published on specialization with respect to quadratic places and will provide the reader with a glimpse towards the future.
Mehr verkaufen im Technischen Vertrieb: Mit Spaß, Struktur und Selbstsicherheit zum Abschluss
by Thomas UngerKein technischer Vertriebler hat das Produkt in der Tasche, wenn er den Kunden besucht. Denn verkauft werden individuell produzierte Investitions- oder Anlagegüter, deren Preis schnell sechsstellig werden kann. Solche Aufträge bedeuten für den Kunden hohe Investitionen und zugleich Eingriffe in die Prozesse und Struktur seines Unternehmens. Software, Anlagen, Maschinen – Technologien verändern das Tun oder sogar das Selbstverständnis des Unternehmens und müssen daher sorgfältig geplant werden. Daher ist der Vertriebler im Technologiebereich in erster Linie Berater in komplexen Prozessen und muss den Kunden sehr genau kennen und verstehen. Nur wenn er die Schlüsselbedürfnisse des Kunden und zugleich dessen persönliche Kaufmotive erfährt, wird er abschließen können. Seine Aufgabe besteht darin herauszufinden, was für den Kunden die bestmögliche Lösung ist und dann auch dafür sorgen, dass der Kunde sie bekommt. In diesem Buch werden genau diese zwei Aufgaben des Verkäufers im Technischen Vertrieb detailliert beschrieben. Zugleich bietet es ein Toolkit für die einzelnen Phasen des Vertriebsprozesses und das Ziel, den Abschluss. Mit jedem Kapitel, vom Erstkontakt bis zum Abschluss, erhält der Leser genaue Handlungsanweisungen für sein Verkaufsgespräch. Das Buch ist eine Kombination aus Selbstbewusstseinstraining und Vertriebstechnik und bietet damit die Grundlagen für einen erfolgreichen Verkaufsabschluss.
Mehr verkaufen im Technischen Vertrieb: Mit Spaß, Struktur und Selbstsicherheit zum Abschluss
by Thomas UngerDieses Buch zeigt Verkäufern im Technischen Vertrieb, wie sie mit Selbstbewusstsein und Einfühlungsvermögen die Kaufbereitschaft von Kunden steigern und sicher zum Abschluss kommen. Kaum ein technischer Vertriebler hat sein Produkt in der Tasche, wenn er den Kunden besucht. Denn verkauft werden individuell produzierte Investitions- oder Anlagegüter mit oftmals sechsstelligem Investitionsvolumen. Solche Aufträge bedeuten für den Kunden ein hohes Risiko und zugleich Eingriffe in die Prozesse und Strukturen seines Unternehmens. Deshalb ist der Verkäufer gleichzeitig Analyst und Berater in komplexen Prozessen. Im Kern geht es darum herauszufinden, was für den Kunden die bestmögliche Lösung ist, und dafür zu sorgen, dass der Kunde diese kauft. In einer Kombination aus Selbstbewusstseins- und Vertriebstraining vermittelt der Autor, wie Sie die Schlüsselbedürfnisse des Kundenunternehmens und zugleich die persönlichen Kaufmotive Ihres Verhandlungspartners ergründen. Anhand anschaulicher Beispiele und Musterdialoge werden konkrete Verkaufssituationen erklärt und individuell adaptierbare Lösungen angeboten.Ein wertvoller Begleiter und hilfreiches Toolkit für alle, die mehr Neukunden gewinnen, höhere Preise durchsetzen und ihre Abschlussquote erhöhen möchten. Die zweite Auflage wurde überarbeitet und um das Thema Einwandbehandlung erweitert."Ich empfehle dieses Buch allen, die sich mehr Struktur und Schlagkraft für ihre Verkaufsgespräche wünschen. Die praxisnahen Beispiele regen an, die Inhalte und Argumentationslinien der eigenen Gespräche zu optimieren." Prof. Dr. Susanne Steimer, Hochschule der Wirtschaft für Management (HdWM)
Zukunftsfähig: Wie Sie Ihrem Unternehmen in der Welt von morgen einen Platz sichern
by Stefanie UngerDas Buch von Stefanie Unger skizziert ein Bild der Zukunft, der Unternehmen von morgen und deren Erfolgsfaktoren. Es beleuchtet im Wesentlichen die heutigen Herausforderungen in der Wirtschaft durch die Entwicklungen im Gesamtzyklus von Politik, Wirtschaft, Medien und Wissenschaft. Dabei werden relevante und wichtige Fragen beleuchtet, deren Antworten es ermöglichen, das Unternehmen heute fit für die Zukunft zu machen. Zu diesen Fragen gehören z. B.: - Wie sieht das Unternehmen der Zukunft aus? - Wie bereiten wir unser Unternehmen auf die Zukunft vor? - Welche Chancen bieten sich uns? - Mit welchen Themen werden sich Führungskräfte und Firmen in der Zukunft beschäftigen? Interviews mit namhaften und hochkarätigen Vordenkern und Entscheidungsträgern dienen als Grundlage für eine Prognose über die Entwicklungen, Veränderungen und Trends in verschiedenen Bereichen, z. B. IT, Führung, Kultur, Lernen und Globalisierung. Aus den Ergebnissen werden Handlungsempfehlungen und eine Art Erfolgsformel abgeleitet.
Konsumentennutzen & Heterogenität: Empirische Untersuchungen auf der Ebene von Marke und Produkt (Beiträge zur empirischen Marketing- und Vertriebsforschung)
by Sina Kristin UngerSina Kristin Unger untersucht anhand von zwei empirischen Studien, inwieweit sich Konsumentengeschlecht, nationale Kultur und Persönlichkeitsmerkmale als Kategorien für die zielgruppenspezifische Konsumentenansprache eignen. Die Arbeit baut auf Erkenntnissen auf, wonach heterogene Konsumentenbedürfnisse Marken- und Produktpräferenzen beeinflussen können. Beide Studien liefern konkrete Anhaltspunkte für eine zielgruppenspezifische Konsumentenkommunikation.
Parteien und Politiker in sozialen Netzwerken
by Simone UngerDer Wahlkampf von Parteien und Politikern in sozialen Netzwerken wie Facebook oder studiVZ war zur Bundestagswahl 2009 als neues Phänomen in Deutschland zu beobachten. Simone Unger untersucht, wie präsent die Parteien und deren Spitzenkandidaten zu dieser Zeit in sozialen Netzwerken waren, wie die Parteien mit den sozialen Netzwerken umgingen, wie dieser Umgang aus Sicht von Online-Kommunikations-Experten zu bewerten war und wie die Online-Aktivitäten der Parteien und ihrer Spitzenkandidaten in den sozialen Netzwerken auf die Rezipienten wirkten.
Men Can: The Changing Image and Reality of Fatherhood in America
by Unger Donald N. S.Fatherhood is evolving in America. Stay at home dads are becoming more commonplace; men are becoming more visible in domestic, caregiving activities. In MenCan, writer, teacher, and father Donald Unger uses his personal experiences, stories of real-life families, as well as representations of fathers in film, on television, and in advertising, to illuminate the role of men in the increasingly fluid domestic sphere. In thoughtful interviews, Don Unger tells the stories of a half dozen families—of varied ethnicities, geographical locations, and philosophical orientations—in which fathers are either primary or equally sharing parents, personalizing what is changing in how Americans care for their children. These stories are complemented by a discussion of how the language of parenting has evolved and how media representations of fathers have shifted over several decades. MenCan shows how real change can take place when families divide up domestic labor on a gender-neutral basis. The families whose stories he tells offer insights into the struggles of—and opportunities for—men caring for children. When it comes to taking up the responsibility of parenting, his argument, ultimately, is in favor of respecting personal choices and individual differences, crediting and supporting functional families, rather than trying to force every household into a one-size-fits-all mold.
The Singular Universe and the Reality of Time
by Roberto Mangabeira Unger Lee SmolinCosmology is in crisis. The more we discover, the more puzzling the universe appears to be. How and why are the laws of nature what they are? A philosopher and a physicist, world-renowned for their radical ideas in their fields, argue for a revolution. To keep cosmology scientific, we must replace the old view in which the universe is governed by immutable laws by a new one in which laws evolve. Then we can hope to explain them. The revolution that Roberto Mangabeira Unger and Lee Smolin propose relies on three central ideas. There is only one universe at a time. Time is real: everything in the structure and regularities of nature changes sooner or later. Mathematics, which has trouble with time, is not the oracle of nature and the prophet of science; it is simply a tool with great power and immense limitations. The argument is readily accessible to non-scientists as well as to the physicists and cosmologists whom it challenges.
The Critical Legal Studies Movement
by Roberto Mangabeira UngerCritical legal studies is the most important development in progressive thinking about law of the past half century. It has inspired the practice of legal analysis as institutional imagination, exploring, with the materials of the law, alternatives for society. The Critical Legal Studies Movement was written as the manifesto of the movement by its central figure. This new edition includes a revised version of the original text, preceded by an extended essay in which its author discusses what is happening now and what should happen next in legal thought.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Free Trade Reimagined
by Roberto Mangabeira UngerFree Trade Reimagined begins with a sustained criticism of the heart of the emerging world economy, the theory and practice of free trade. Roberto Mangabeira Unger does not, however, defend protectionism against free trade. Instead, he attacks and revises the terms on which the traditional debate between free traders and protectionists has been joined. Unger's intervention in this major contemporary debate serves as a point of departure for a proposal to rethink the basic ideas with which we explain economic activity. He suggests, by example as well as by theory, a way of understanding contemporary economies that is both more realistic and more revealing of hidden possibilities for transformation than are the established forms of economics. One message of the book is that we need not choose between accepting and rejecting globalization; we can have a different globalization. Traditional free trade doctrine rests on shaky empirical and theoretical ground. Unger takes a new approach to show when international trade is likely to be useful or harmful to the socially inclusive economic growth that every nation wants. Another message is that the movement of people and ideas is more important than the movement of things and money, and that freedom to change the institutions defining a market economy is just as important as freedom to exchange goods on the basis of those institutions. Free Trade Reimagined ranges broadly within and outside economics. Presenting technical issues in plain language, it appeals to the general reader. It puts a disciplined imagination in the service of rebellion against the dictatorship of no alternatives that characterizes life and thought today.
Free Trade Reimagined: The World Division of Labor and the Method of Economics
by Roberto Mangabeira UngerFree Trade Reimagined begins with a sustained criticism of the heart of the emerging world economy, the theory and practice of free trade. Roberto Mangabeira Unger does not, however, defend protectionism against free trade. Instead, he attacks and revises the terms on which the traditional debate between free traders and protectionists has been joined. Unger's intervention in this major contemporary debate serves as a point of departure for a proposal to rethink the basic ideas with which we explain economic activity. He suggests, by example as well as by theory, a way of understanding contemporary economies that is both more realistic and more revealing of hidden possibilities for transformation than are the established forms of economics. One message of the book is that we need not choose between accepting and rejecting globalization; we can have a different globalization. Traditional free trade doctrine rests on shaky empirical and theoretical ground. Unger takes a new approach to show when international trade is likely to be useful or harmful to the socially inclusive economic growth that every nation wants. Another message is that the movement of people and ideas is more important than the movement of things and money, and that freedom to change the institutions defining a market economy is just as important as freedom to exchange goods on the basis of those institutions. Free Trade Reimagined ranges broadly within and outside economics. Presenting technical issues in plain language, it appeals to the general reader. It puts a disciplined imagination in the service of rebellion against the dictatorship of no alternatives that characterizes life and thought today.
Governing the World Without World Government
by Roberto Mangabeira UngerHumanity faces grave dangers that can be avoided only by international cooperationThe world does not need a world government to govern itself. Roberto Mangabeira Unger argues that there is an alternative: to build cooperation among countries to advance their shared interests. We urgently need to avert war between the United States and China, catastrophic climate change, and other global public harms. We must do so, however, in a world in which sovereign states remain in command.The opportunity for self-interested cooperation among nations is immense. Unger shows how different types of coalitions among states can seize on this opportunity and avoid the greatest dangers that we face. Unger offers a way of thinking about international relations as well as a transformative program: a realism with hope and a way to develop the international diversity that we want without the international anarchy that we fear. His ideas challenge the disillusionment and fatalism that threaten to overwhelm us.
The Knowledge Economy
by Roberto Mangabeira UngerRevolutionary account of the transformative potential of the knowledge economyAdam Smith and Karl Marx recognized that the best way to understand the economy is to study the most advanced practice of production. Today that practice is no longer conventional manufacturing: it is the radically innovative vanguard known as the knowledge economy. In every part of the production system it remains a fringe excluding the vast majority of workers and businesses. This book explores the hidden nature of the knowledge economy and its possible futures.The confinement of the knowledge economy to these insular vanguards has become a driver of economic stagnation and inequality throughout the world. Traditional mass production has stopped working as a shortcut to economic growth. But the alternative—a deepened and socially inclusive form of the knowledge economy—continues to lie beyond reach in even the richest countries. The shape of contemporary politics on both the left and the right reflects a failure to come to terms with this dilemma and to overcome it.Unger explains the knowledge economy in the truncated and confined form that it has today and proposes the way to a knowledge economy for the many: changes not just in economic institutions but also in education, culture, and politics. Just as Smith and Marx did in their time, he uses an understanding of the most advanced practice of production to rethink both economics and the economy as a whole.
The Religion of the Future
by Roberto Mangabeira UngerA new philosophy of religion for a secular worldHow can we live in such a way that we die only once? How can we organize a society that gives us a better chance to be fully alive? How can we reinvent religion so that it liberates us instead of consoling us? These questions stand at the center of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's The Religion of the Future: an argument for both spiritual and political revolution. It proposes the content of a religion that can survive without faith in a transcendent God or in life after death. According to this religion--the religion of the future--human beings can be more human by becoming more godlike, not just later, in another life or another time, but right now, on Earth and in their own lives. They can become more godlike without denying the irreparable flaws in the human condition: our mortality, groundlessness, and insatiability.From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Religion of the Future
by Roberto Mangabeira UngerHow can we live in such a way that we die only once? How can we organize a society that gives us a better chance to be fully alive? How can we reinvent religion so that it liberates us instead of consoling us? These questions stand at the center of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's The Religion of the Future. Both a book about religion and a religious work in its own right, it proposes the content of a religion that can survive faith in a transcendent God and in life after death. According to this religion--the religion of the future--human beings can be more human by becoming more godlike, not just later, in another life or another time, but right now, on Earth and in their own lives. Unger begins by facing the irreparable flaws in the human condition: our mortality, groundlessness, and insatiability. He goes on to discuss the conflicting approaches to existence that have dominated the last 2,500 years of the history of religion. Turning next to the religious revolution that we now require, he explores the political ideal of this revolution, an idea of deep freedom. And he develops its moral vision, focused on a refusal to squander life. The Religion of the Future advances Unger's philosophical program: a philosophy for which history is open, the new can happen, and belittlement need not be our fate.