Thomas Berry, Dreamer of the Earth

by Laszlo, Ervin; Combs, Allan

• ISBN13: 9781594773952
• ISBN10: 1594773955
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-27
• Publisher: Inner Traditions

Summary

This anthology of ten essays reiterate Thomas Berry's most important conclusion: that we must reestablish a connection with universal consciousness and return to our fundamental spontaneous nature in order to navigate our ecological challenges.

Author Biography

Ervin Laszlo, twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, is editor of the international periodical World Futures: The Journal of General Evolution and Chancellor-Designate of GlobalShift University. The founder and president of the Club of Budapest and the author of 83 books, he lives in Pisa, Italy. Allan Combs is professor of transformative studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies, codirector of integral studies at the Graduate Institute of Connecticut, and a founding member of the Integral Foundation. The author of more than 100 articles and books, he lives in Santa Rosa, California.

Table of Contents

The WorldShift 2012 Declaration	p. vii
Foreword: The Dreamer of the Earth	p. ix
Thomas Berry, Earth Scholar: A Brief Biography	p. xiv
The University of the Earth: An Introduction to Thomas Berry	p. 1
The Emerging Ecozoic Period	p. 9
Some Thoughts on Thomas Berry's Contributions to the Western Spiritual Tradition	p. 16
Thomas Berry and the Evocation of Participatory Consciousness	p. 32
Inscendence-The Key to the Great Work of Our Time: A Soulcentric View of Thomas Berry's Work	p. 42
Dreaming in Sacred Sites: A Study and Tribute to Thomas Berry	p. 72
The Double Life of Thomas Berry: Emergence and Evolution	p. 82
Ecological Interiority: Thomas Berry's Integral Ecology Legacy	p. 92
Earth Community: What It Tells Us About Faith and Power	p. 105
Berry and the Shift from the Anthropocentric to the Ecological Age	p. 115
Notes	p. 126
Contributors	p. 137
Index	p. 140
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