ISBN:
9780739185902
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (281 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version The Intellectual Journey of Thomas Berry : Imagining the Earth Community
DDC:
304.2092
Keywords:
Berry, Thomas, -- 1914-2009
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Berry, Thomas ; 1914-2009
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Thomas Berry was an intellectual giant and cultural visionary of extraordinary stature. His vast knowledge of history, religions, and expertise as a cultural historian, united with his concern for the future of the planet is a unique blend revealing a genuine original thinker. Many know of his proposal for a new story, and a vital Earth sensitive spirituality. Few know the intellectual journey, because he presented his thoughts as a seamless and studied synthesis. This book is about the intellectual journey of Thomas Berry: of the roots and insights that are hidden within his ecological, spiri
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter One: Thomas Berry and the New Story; Chapter Two: Exploring Thomas Berry's Historical Vision; Chapter Three: Thomas Berry on Yoga, Buddhism, and Carl Jung; Chapter Four: The Influence of Confucianism on Thomas Berry's Thought; Chapter Five: Thomas Berry's Understanding of the Psychic-Spiritual Dimension of Creation; Chapter Six: Understanding the Universe as Sacred; Chapter Seven: Thomas Berry and Indigenous Thought; Chapter Eight: Metamorphosis; Chapter Nine: The Great Work in a Sacred Universe
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter Ten: The Earth Jurisprudence of Thomas Berry and the Tradition of Revolutionary LawChapter Eleven: From the Daily and Local to the Communion of Subjects; Afterword; Bibliography; Index; About the Contributors
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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