Thomas Berry, Dreamer of the Earth: The Spiritual Ecology of the Father of Environmentalism
“Thomas Berry, Dreamer of the Earthoffers an introduction to one of the most extraordinary thinkers of the twentieth century. His stature cannot be fully appreciated unless one brings to mind such axial personalities as Pythagoras or Confucius, thinkers who gave rise to civilizations. The deep structure of human beings is undergoing a seismic shift, which Thomas foresaw and in part evoked. To understand this new planetary mode of consciousness, there is no substitute for a close study of his ideas.” (Brian Swimme, California Institute of Integral Studies, coauthor, with Thomas Berry, of The Universe)“While the religious community is starkly divided on the issue of environmentalism. Thomas Berry was not. A Passionist priest and self-described cosmologist and “geologian” he came down firmly on the side of environmentalism and was a pioneer in the field. . . This book is an admirable introduction to that quest.” (Marlene Y. Satter, ForeWord Magazine, March 2011)“. . . an impressive job of conveying the sometimes complex spiritual perspectives of a contemporary visionary.” (SpiralNature.com, April 2011)“Here is another book calling us to reconnect with the natural world and to find all the meaning we need in an Earth-based spirituality.” (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality & Practice, June 2011)“Thomas Berry was one of the “Greats”, and this collection by Laszlo and Combs is a wonderful tribute.” (Spirituality-and-Religion.com, October 2011)“Spontaneously I am inclined to shouting out an energetic, resounding (green) hallelujah of affirmation to the foregoing expression. Indeed, Bill Plotkin’s essay is superlative in a volume that is reader worthy and excellent from start to finish. Space does not allow me to do equal justice to the contributions from Joanna Macy, Duane Elgin, Stanley Krippner, Geneen Marie Haugen, Matthew Fox and the others.” (Dream Network Journal, September 2012)“The ten authors of this book review and extract the essence of Thomas Berry’s thinking regarding our society’s movement towards a sustainable environment and for saving our earth from destruction, destruction imposed upon it by the profit seeking industrial-business segment of our society. Thomas Berry goes beyond what many millions of us are ‘doing’ to save the earth by pointing out that it is the nature of our consciousness with regard to how we see life and our role as part of the universe and the earth’s environment that needs to change and evolve...I found this reading especially exciting and most important for our survival.” (Nicholas E. Brink, Imagination, Cognition and Personality, October 2013)