In a fractious and rapidly transforming world order, consensus is breaking down at every level, and across nearly all issues. The most fundamental values, long held to be 'self-evident', are disintegrating, even as a resurgence of noxious ideologies afflicts the entire globe. As uncertainties multiply, fear rules, and people are driven into ancient attitudes of tribalism and hate. 

This volume explores themes that tread ambiguous and contested ground, challenging the established narrative between conflicting perspectives, attempting to bring some clarity to issues that have long been intentionally obscured, exploring the only process available to humankind to move from darkness into the light.