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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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