Category Archives: Thomas Berry

Reinhabit the Hudson Estuary

Besides there being a lot of NY-CA energy around me these days, this project is important because it honors the human imagination in relationship with the human and other-than-human world. And speaks to beauty. I also like the boldness to … Continue reading

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Earth Day and Earth Jurisprudence

Happy Earth Day 2016! I thought this was beautifully articulated today by The Gaia Foundation in London. What is Earth Jurisprudence? In response to the multiple eco-social crises we face today, cultural historian and Gaia patron, Thomas Berry, called for … Continue reading

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New Reflections by Thomas Berry at ThomasBerry.org

An exciting new collection of audio recordings and written transcripts have just been posted by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grimm at their website ThomasBerry.org. They are talks delivered at the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York … Continue reading

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How Thomas Berry Has Touched My Life

Allysyn Kiplinger, Oakland, California September 30, 2008 Thomas Berry touches my life in three ways – in what he says with his clear mind, how he says it with his warm heart, and how he has inspired and activated me … Continue reading

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Twelve Principles for Understanding the Universe and the Role of the Human in the Universe Process

by Thomas Berry 1. The universe, the solar system, and the planet Earth in themselves and in their evolutionary emergence constitute for the human community the primary revelation of that mystery whence all things came into being. 2. The universe … Continue reading

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The Historical Mission of Our Time is… – Seven Phrases One Sentence

The historical mission of our time is to… • reinvent the human at the species level • with critical reflection • within the community of life systems • in a time-developmental context • by means of story • and shared … Continue reading

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Determining Features of the Ecozoic Era

The Determining Features of the Ecozoic Era By Thomas Berry 1. Earth is a communion of subjects not a collection of objects. 2. Earth exists and can survive only in its integral functioning. It cannot survive in fragments any more … Continue reading

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Thomas Berry – Healing a Savaged Earth

by Vincent Di Stefano of Melbourne, Australia Link to article on original blog posted April 19, 2012 thehealingprojectweblog.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/thomas-berry-healing-savaged-earth.html Despite the fact that we have clearly entered uncharted territory in relation to the effects of industrial civilisation on the fate of … Continue reading

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Thomas Reads Nine of His Poems

One of Lou Niznik’s video’s, now on YouTube, of Thomas reading his poetry. With a few funny stories thrown-in! www.youtube.com/watch Published on April 29, 2012 by thegreatstory (Connie and Michael) One of the last videos made of Thomas Berry (1914 … Continue reading

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Bibliography of Thomas Berry

Thomas Berry in his Study at the Hermitage, Greensboro, NC, August 2003. Photo by Caroline Webb. Bibliography from www.thomasberry.org/Biography/ Books by Thomas Berry Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as Sacred Community. Edited by Mary Evelyn Tucker. San Francisco: Sierra Club … Continue reading

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