The Rivers North Of The Future: The Testament Of Ivan Illich

The Rivers North of the Future: The Testament of Ivan Illich

In this provocative new book, respected Canadian journalist David Cayley compiles and reflects upon the thoughts of Ivan Illich, one of the 20th century's most visionary cultural critics. Illich believed that the West could only be understood as a corruption of the Christian New Testament. Cayley presents Illich's exploration of this idea, illuminating Illich's thoughts on the criminalization of sin, on how the Church has become a template for the modern nation-state, and how contemporary society has become a congealed and corrupted Christianity. These critiques are as timely and valuable as Illich's prescription for fixing them.About the AuthorDavid Cayley is a producer at CBC Radio as well as a writer. He is the author of The Rivers North of the Future and The Expanding Prison. He lives in Toronto.Charles Taylor is emeritus professor of philosophy at McGill University. He is also the author of the acclaimed books Sources of the Self and A Secular Age and the winner of the 2007 Templeton Prize.