(New York: Columbia University Press, 2019) Who was this man, this Thomas Berry? We know he made his mark. We can show where he made a substantial difference in, among other fields, ecological spirituality, environmental ethics, religion and ecology, Earth law, and cosmology. Yet, those of us who are devoted to his work feel he…
Recycling was never the answer to the problem of waste, which is the inevitable consequence of production and consumption in our industrialized economy. When we ecozoans bought a product, however, we were much happier if it could be recycled to make a new product. Using curbside services provided by our municipality or transporting recyclables to…
TB19 – The Living Legacy of Thomas Berry Event by Herman Greene “We Are Gathered among the Trees” by Jim Conlon “Honoring Thomas Berry” by Bill Peck “On the Tenth Anniversary of Thomas Berry’s Passing” by Betty Lou Chaika “Gifts Thomas Berry Has Given Us” by Lauren de Boer Engaged Thomas Berry Legacy Projects compiled…
CALL FOR STORIES—2019 ECOZOIC JOURNAL ON “THE LIVING LEGACY OF THOMAS BERRY: STORIES FROM THE GREAT WORK” Please send us your stories of how you are living the legacy of Thomas Berry. We will publish these stories in in the 2019 issue of the Ecozoic Journal, which will be on “The Living Legacy of Thomas…
Often when an environmentally responsible person makes decisions about new home construction, the choices include replacing conventional building materials with recycled, or local, or low-chemical options. Rarely is the entire premise of what constitutes a healthy home for the human inhabitants or the Earth considered. Fortunately, there is a growing movementtoward usingnatural building methods and…
Editor’s Notes: This is an abridged copy of a keynote paper D. Paul Schafer wrote for the “10thInternational Scientific and Practical Conference on ‘Spiritual and Cultural Upbringing of a Personality in Conditions of Humanity’s Entry into the Age of Culture’” held on May 30, 2019, at the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine in…
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little. —Edmund Burke, Anglo-Irish Statesman (1729-1797) Kitty Kallen wrote a song called “Little Things Mean a Lot.” Here are a couple of verses. Blow me a kiss from across the room Say I look nice when I’m not Touch…
Columbia University Press has published the first biography on Thomas Berry in spring 2019. The book was written by Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, and Andrew Angyal. Information on the book and how to order it at a 30% discount are available here. Berry was one of the 20thcentury’s most important thinkers. He had encyclopedic…
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Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, Yale University, are offering four six-week online courses. Brian Thomas Swimme provides introductory comments. These are featured as a specialization under the title: “Journey of the Universe: A Story for Our Times.” They are available in English and in Chinese. This specialization includes two courses on Journey of the…