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A cultural historian synthesizes his own work in the areas of religious history and cultural studies to argue for creating a new path for ecological and cultural survival. 15,000 first printing.
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The future can only exist if humans understand how to commune with the natural world rather than exploit it, explains author and renowned ecologist Thomas Berry. "Already the planet is so damaged and the future is so challenged by its rising human population that the terms of survival will be severe beyond anything we have known in the past."
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This may sound like a scolding, doomsday prophet, yet Berry is an optimistic soul, hopeful that humans will rise to the challenge of cherishing the natural world in the third millennium. "Our future destiny rests even more decisively on our capacity for intimacy in our human-Earth relations", Berry predicts. From this premise, he reveals why we need to adore our blessed planet, while also examining why humans are culturally driven toward exploiting nature. Because Berry has a science background as well as a spiritual orientation (he is the founder of the History of Religions Programme at Fordham University), he brings a balanced and fresh voice to social ecology. Even though he writes for the masses, Berry is by no means a lightweight--chapters include "Ecological Geography", "The Extractive Economy", "The Corporation Story" and "Reinventing the Human." --Gail Hudson
"Berry believes we stand at a defining moment in history, one in which the earth itself calls out to us to embark upon a resacralization of nature, a new ecological beginning. Berry is our conscience, our prophet, our guide. He speaks to what is best within us, in a voice that is inclusive, ecumenical, generous, and wise. His Great Work should -- and must -- be ours."
-- Chet Raymo, Orion "A visionary book, full of insight, erudition, and cogency."
-- Ursula Goodenough, professor of biology, Washington University
-- Chet Raymo, Orion "A visionary book, full of insight, erudition, and cogency."
-- Ursula Goodenough, professor of biology, Washington University
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- PublisherCrown Publications
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0609605259
- ISBN 13 9780609605257
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages241
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