As humanity heads into the third millennium, the world is changing in ways that would have seemed like good science fiction only decades ago. From biotechnology to nanotechnology, from globalization to global warming, life is becoming increasingly complex, chaotic, and unpredictable. Who will show us the way ahead? Are the great religious traditions of the world meeting the changing life conditions of our time? Do we need a new spirituality altogether? In this issue, What Is Enlightenment? looks into the future and asks the question: "Can God Handle the 21st Century?" "It's natural that an intelligent species would be successful enough to hit the limits of its own growth without knowing it was going to do so. It's natural that through our successes we have over-industrialized, overpopulated, polluted, and used up our environment. It may be that this whole predicament is a natural phenomenon, and that this intelligent species, which has finally gained an understanding of the atom, the gene, and the brain, is now getting a signal: Evolve or die." Barbara Marx-Hubbard "Faster Forward: Evolve or Die" Buy this issue or subscribe online: www.wie.org. What Is Enlightenment? is also available at Barnes and Nobles, Borders, and fine independent booksellers near you or by calling 413-637-6076. Sign up for the WIE email list and receive news about WIE events, sneak preview audio clips, and more: www.wie.org Wholesale orders for conferences welcome. Please contact: 413-637-6150 Can God Handle the 21st Century? Table of Contents Faster Forward: Impressions of Our Emerging Future with Jeremy Rifkin, Ray Kurzweil, Elisabet Sahtouris, and Barbara Marx Hubbard Visions of the Future: Surprising scenarios of promise and peril from John Petersen The Challenge of Our Moment: Roundtable discussion with pioneering evolutionary thinkers Don Beck, Brian Swimme, and Peter Senge, moderated by Andrew Cohen Traditions on the Edge: A multidimensional journey through history and cyberspace exploring with some of the leading religious authorities how the world's great traditions might cope with the complexities of 21st century life. Can Religion Save Us?: Huston Smith speaks on tradition, transcendence and ultimate reality The Guru and the Pandit: Exploring the Future of Religion with Andrew Cohen and Ken Wilber Enlightenment at the Speed of Life: 12 contemporary spiritual teachers speak about how the realization of the changeless might help humanity cope with our world of accelerating change. The Hour of My Coming: Millennial Myths and Modern Messiahs: featuring interviews with self-proclaimed messiahs, millennial scholars, religious experts, Indian avatars. For more about this issue, tune in to WIE's flash trailer for "Can God Handle the 21st Century?" www.wie.org