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The Dream of the Earth
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Manufacturer: Sierra Club Books
Author: Thomas Berry
Binding: Paperback
Publication Date: 1990-03-17
Publisher: Sierra Club Books
Label: Sierra Club Books
Number Of Pages: 264
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This acclaimed inaugural volume of the Sierra Club Nature and Natural Philosophy Library considers our ecological fate from a species perspective, the way The Fate of the Earth viewed our prospects for nuclear annihilation. Thomas Berry's seminal thesis proposes a universal "biocratic" criterion to evaluate human history, development, and activity. He contends that the validity of any human enterprise is the degree to which it enhances the universal life force.
Berry builds his case on a comprehensive review of the history of ideas, and he points toward a transformation of consciousness that is needed if we and the planet are to survive. The Dream of the Earth provides the insights, inspiration, and ethical guidance we need to move beyond exploitation or disengagement toward a transcendent vision of a restorative, creative relationship with the natural world.
Drawing upon the wisdom of thinkers from Buddha and Plato to Teilhard de Chardin and E. F. Schumacher, from ancient Chinese philosophy and Native American shamanism to contemporary astrophysics, Berry forges a balanced, deeply felt declaration of planetary independence from the sociological, psychological, and intellectual conditioning that threatens the death of nature, offering a path that will avert ecological catastrophe and move our traumatized planet toward health.
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A MUST book for all seeking meaning in post modern life  2008-08-27
Reading John Shelby Spong's book _Jesus for the Non Religious_ has led me to recall this magnificent book as a beginning ot non theistic Christianity. This is the path of the 13,14th century Christian mystic that is apparently once more rising.
A MUST book for all seeking meaning in life.
Dream of the Earth by Thomas Berry 2008-04-23
The change in consciousness that is needed for the human race to achieve the nobility and wisdom we are capable of requires that we recognize Earth's nonhuman beings and us as one interconnected community. This book outlines that this consciousness is required in all professions but none more than in our schools and religions. Presently most western peoples are radically cut off from this consciousness and the legs of our culture are becoming sand.
A Dream, Not The Dream  2008-04-14
With this book Mr. Berry created an important milestone in a late 20th-century environmental movement, which had begun to sour from an excess of quantative analysis. The Dream of the Earth helped restore some qualitative analysis to the discussion of where-to-next, which appropriately enough was published by an exemplary Sierra Club press.
At its best (and there are some gratifying moments) the narrative is an pointed critique of "western" civilization's patriarchy. In that respect Berry strays from old-world Catholicism. At its worst (book title included) it is patriarchic itself. Whats with all the "the"s? Berry seems to be stuck in the western mentality, even though his training includes eastern philosophy, which would be more suggestive of possibility. Berry is describing A Dream, not The Dream. Further let us hope he comprehended that a universe this immense allows for myriad Earths.
Read the book. It presents a useful construct; biocentrism (aka ecofeminism).
Powerful and Compelling! 2007-03-29
The Dream of the Earth is a classic on environmental philosophy. It may perhaps be the most important environmental book ever written outside of Rachal Carson's Silent Spring. Berry tells us what went wrong and what needs to be done to reverse the dysfunction. A must read for anyone who loves our Earth Mother.
Healing the Earth 2004-09-22
Our planet, Gaia, is sorely in need of healing. Her earth, waters, and air are polluted. Natural resources are being depleted. Thousands of plant and animal species are becoming extinct.
In this classic book, Thomas Berry summarizes and discusses the dire needs of our planet for healing. While not going so far as to advocate spiritual healing as a solution, Berry strongly advocates for awareness of the innate intelligence of Gaia.
Berry masterfully explores the mind-sets that have contributed to the dangerous depletion of our planetary resources. He suggests that we have yet to find the guiding myths and images to inspire us to relinquish our focus on personal and national material gains in order to properly focus our energies on relating to Gaia in a harmonious way.
The annotated bibliography invites focused further reading.
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