thomas Berry Is One Of The Most Eminent Cultural Historians Of Our Time. Here He Presents The Culmination Of His Ideas And Urges Us To Move From Being A Disrupting Force On The Earth To A Benign Presence. This Transition Is The Great Work -- The Most Necessary And Most Ennobling Work We Will Ever Undertake. Berry's Message Is Not One Of Doom But Of Hope. He Reminds Society Of Its Function, Particularly The Universities And Other Educational Institutions Whose Role Is To Guide Students Into An Appreciation Rather Than An Exploitation Of The World Around Them. Berry Is The Leading Spokesperson For The Earth, And His Profound Ecological Insight Illuminates The Path We Need To Take In The Realms Of Ethics, Politics, Economics, And Education If Both We And The Planet Are To Survive.
parabola - Virginia Baronhow Different American Society Might Be If Every High School Student Were Exposed To The Ideas Contained In This Small Book; What A Great Change In Our Culture We Might Experience If This Author's Suggestions Were Discussed And Debated In Every Classroom. Thomas Berry, A Visionary And Scholar Who Has Devoted A Lifetime To The Study Of The History Of Human Civilization, Defines His Topic:
The Great Work Now, As We Move Into A New Millennium, Is To Carry Out The Transition From A Period Of Human Devastation Of The Earth To A Period When Humans Would Be Present To The Planet In A Mutually Beneficial Manner.
Categories:
- History
- World
- Civilization & Culture
- World
Publisher : Crown
Author : Berry, Thomas
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2000-11-14
Number Of Pages : 256
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0609804995
ISBN-13 : 9780609804995
Item weight : 0.4 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 5.1 in x 7.7 in
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