The Dream of the Earth by Thomas Berry
This landmark work, first published by Sierra Club Books in 1988, has established itself as a foundational volume in the ecological canon. In it, noted cultural historian Thomas Berry provides nothing less than a new intellectual-ethical framework for the human community by positing planetary well-being as the measure of all human activity.Drawing on the wisdom of Western philosophy, Asian thought, and Native American traditions, as well as contemporary physics and evolutionary biology, Berry offers a new perspective that recasts our understanding of science, technology, politics, religion, ecology, and education. He shows us why it is important for us to respond to the Earth's need for planetary renewal, and what we must do to break free of the "technological trance" that drives a misguided dream of progress. Only then, he suggests, can we foster mutually enhancing human-Earth relationships that can heal our traumatized global biosystem.
Thomas Berry (1914-2009) founded Fordham University's History of Religions Program, which he co-founded with Wm. The Eastern Thought and Religion Seminar at Columbia University was developed by Theodore de Bary. He was also the director of the Riverdale Center for Religious Study before that. His significant writings, in addition to Religions of India, include The Dream of the Planet, The Great Work, Evening Thoughts, and The Universe Story, co-authored with Brian Swimme.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781619025325 |
| ISBN 10 | 1619025329 |
| Title | The Dream of the Earth |
| Author | Thomas Berry |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Counterpoint |
| Year published | 2015-06-09 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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