The Worldview of Thomas Berry
The Flourishing of the Earth Community
Journey of the Universe: A Story for Our Times,
Thomas Berry (1914-2009) was a historian of world religions and an early voice awakening moral sensibilities to the environmental crisis. He is known for articulating a “new story” of the universe that explores the implications of the evolutionary sciences and cultural traditions for creating a flourishing future. This course investigates Berry’s life and thought in relation to the Journey of the Universe project. It draws on his books, articles, and recorded lectures to examine such ideas as: the New Story, the Great Work, and the emerging Ecozoic era. The course explores Berry’s insights into cosmology as a context for locating the human in a dynamic unfolding universe and thus participating in the creative work of our times. In particular, we will examine Berry’s reflections on renewal and reform in the areas of ecology, economics, education, spirituality, and the arts. Course Rationale: Thomas Berry was an original, creative, and comprehensive thinker, especially regarding the critical nature of our global environmental crisis. His intellectual importance resides in his response to the ecological crisis by bringing together the humanities and science in an evolutionary narrative. In addition, he articulated the need for the moral participation of the world religions in addressing environmental issues. He came to this realization largely through his study of cosmologies embedded within religious traditions. Sensing the significance of these stories as “functional cosmologies” he explored the widespread influence that these stories transmitted through a tradition, for example, in rituals, ethics, and subsistence practices.
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Rating | 4.8★ based on 25 ratings |
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Length | 7 weeks |
Effort | 7 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week |
Starts | Jun 26 (44 weeks ago) |
Cost | $79 |
From | Yale University via Coursera |
Instructors | Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Humanities Art & Design Engineering Social Sciences Science |
Tags | History Arts And Humanities Physical Science And Engineering Environmental Science And Sustainability |
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What a great person Thomas Berry was!
I didn't know anything about Thomas Berry and had a sort of skepticism towards a catholic priest approach to environmentalism.
Thomas Berry is an extraordinary scholar undoubtedly, but the lectures put too much personal affection onto Thomas Berry, which makes me uncomfortable.
Loved learning about Thomas Berry's amazing writing and the 'Great Work'.
Thomas Berry was a visionary, illuminating our context and leading the way forward to give hope to our generation and those to come.
A fantastic course that deepened my understanding of the brilliant thought of Thomas Berry, bringing to life his personal story and the stories he told.
Nice; contemplate this wonderful jorney I had never read Thomas Berry and with this course I just couldn't stop reading his books and the vision he had about the earth and his view of Teilhard de Chardin.
Very good slides which are well formulated and easy to understand I love Thomas Berry and they way he is able to tell us the story of the universe.
I am just getting to know the work of Thomas Berry and how edgy these thoughts were some 20 years ago.
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Rating | 4.8★ based on 25 ratings |
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Length | 7 weeks |
Effort | 7 weeks of study, 1-3 hours/week |
Starts | Jun 26 (44 weeks ago) |
Cost | $79 |
From | Yale University via Coursera |
Instructors | Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim |
Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
Language | English |
Subjects | Humanities Art & Design Engineering Social Sciences Science |
Tags | History Arts And Humanities Physical Science And Engineering Environmental Science And Sustainability |
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