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The Sacred Universe : Earth, Spirituality, and Religion in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Berry is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Sacred Universe : Earth, Spirituality, and Religion in the Twenty-First Century about?
“Dedicated readers of ecology, theology, or religious philosophy will want to savor each one [of these essays]” from the renowned environmental thinker ( Library Journal ). A leading scholar, cultural historian, and Catholic priest who spent more than fifty years writing about our engagement with the Earth, Thomas Berry possessed prophetic insight into the rampant destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of species. In this book he makes a persuasive case for an interreligious dialogue that can better confront the environmental problems of the twenty-first century. These erudite and keenly sympathetic essays represent Berry’s best work, covering such issues as human beings’ modern alienation from nature and the possibilities of future, regenerative forms of religious experience. Asking that we create a new story of the universe and the emergence of the Earth within it, Berry resituates the human spirit within a sacred totality. “This book addresses how the history and diversity of world religions offer ways to engage with Earth; how it is necessary to connect with a spirituality that is Earth derived; how science can be in conversation with the religious sensibilities of wonder
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Thomas Berry
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781282796577
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Religion, Body Mind & Spirit, Science
- Rating
- 4.15 / 5 (44 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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