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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
...(more) 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(less)
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I am in absolute awe that nobody seems to know Thomas Berry! This book more than any other book I have EVER read gave me meaningful context for EVERY other book and teaching I have ever read or otherwise incorporated. I truly mean that and am not just writing it for effect. Thomas Berry’s contribution to planetary evolution will someday be seem as immense, and I predict him to be recognized as the godfather of the unfolding ecozoic / biocratic age. Every page is a treasure trove of mind expanding gems, and even though he overuses the word numinous, we have to forgive him that as there really aren’t any suitable synonyms for it. I cannot recommend this book highly enough for anyone who has any interest whatsoever in relation to the earth and humanity’s place within the greater community of life.