Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as Sacred Community [B1314]

2006 HCDJ in nice clean condition, except for a tear in its dust jacket. Among the contemporary voices for the Earth, none resonates like that of noted cultural historian Thomas Berry. His teaching and writings have inspired a generation's thinking about humankind's place in the Earth Community and the universe, engendering widespread critical acclaim and a documentary film on his life and work. This new collection of essays, from various years and occasions, expands and deepens ideas articulated in his earlier writings and also breaks new ground. Berry opens our eyes to the full dimensions of the ecological crisis, framing it as a crisis of spiritual vision. Applying his formidable erudition in cultural history, science, and comparative religions, he forges a compelling narrative of creation and communion that reconciles modern evolutionary thinking and traditional religious insights concerning our integral role in Earth's society. While sounding an urgent alarm at our current dilemma, Berry inspires us to reclaim our role as the consciousness of the universe and thereby begin to create a true partnership with the Earth community. With Evening Thoughts, this wise elder has lit another beacon to lead us home.

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Thomas Berry brings insight, compassion and wisdom that informs and inspires. This provides the spiritual background for every climate activist's work."; "Although written almost 20 years ago, Berry's point has not changed and, sadly, neither has Mankind's ignorance of the subject."; "Biocentric theology. Berry was a Catholic priest, professor, and "ecotheologian." In works such as these essays, he is trying to figure out how Christianity has too often tended to side with those who work to destroy God's creation. His answers entail a far-reaching critique of Christian theology, one that strikes at central issues such as a transcendent deity, redemption, and salvation."