by Thomas Berry Earth is a communion of subjects not a collection of objects. Earth exists and can survive only in its integral functioning. It cannot survive in fragments any more than any organism can survive in fragments. Yet, Earth is not a global sameness. It is a differentiated unity and must be sustained in the integrity and interrelations of its many bioregional … [Read more...]
Thomas Berry’s Great Work
Editor’s note: All page numbers cited refer to the hardcover first edition of Thomas Berry’s The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future(New York: Bell Tower, 1999). We need Thomas Berry to help us understand what is going on; to give us eyes to see, ears to hear, passion to feel, courage to act; to give us ways to explain what has happened; and to give us knowledge of what we au … [Read more...]