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The Intellectual Journey of Thomas Berry
Imagining the Earth Community
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2014
Summary
Thomas Berry had a gentle yet mesmerizing and luminescent presence that was evident to anyone who spent time with him. His intellectual scope and erudite manner were compelling, and the breadth, depth, clarity, and elegance of his vision was breathtaking. Berry was an intellectual giant and cultural visionary of extraordinary stature.
Thomas Berry’s vast knowledge of history, religions, and cultural histories is a unique blend revealing a genuine, original thinker. The ecological crisis, in all its manifestations, came to dominate Berry’s concerns. He perceived that the greatest need was to offer the possibility of a viable future for an Earth community. Many know of his proposal for a functional cosmology, the need for a new story, and a vital Earth sensitive spirituality. Few know of his rich and varied intellectual journey.
The Intellectual Journey of Thomas Berry: Imagining the Earth Community is about the roots and insights hidden within his ecological, spiritual proposal. These essays, written by experts on Thomas Berry’s work, probe into, and reveal distinct themes that permeate his work, in gratitude for his contribution to the Earth.
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Copyright year
2014
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-8590-2
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-8591-9
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
261
Product type
Edited Book
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Contents No access
Foreword No access
Introduction No access
Chapter One: Thomas Berry and the New Story No access Pages 1 - 16
Chapter Two: Exploring Thomas Berry’s Historical Vision No access Pages 17 - 46
Chapter Three: Thomas Berry on Yoga, Buddhism, and Carl Jung No access Pages 47 - 64
Chapter Four: The Influence of Confucianism on Thomas Berry’s Thought No access Pages 65 - 80
Chapter Five: Thomas Berry’s Understanding of the Psychic-Spiritual Dimension of Creation No access Pages 81 - 102
Chapter Six: Understanding the Universe as Sacred No access Pages 103 - 122
Chapter Seven: Thomas Berry and Indigenous Thought No access Pages 123 - 148
Chapter Eight: Metamorphosis No access Pages 149 - 172
Chapter Nine: The Great Work in a Sacred Universe No access Pages 173 - 194
Chapter Ten: The Earth Jurisprudence of Thomas Berry and the Tradition of Revolutionary Law No access Pages 195 - 222
Chapter Eleven: From the Daily and Local to the Communion of Subjects No access Pages 223 - 238
