The Great Work

June 22, 2009 11:09 AM

Thomas Berry passed away early on the morning of June 1st. He described himself as a cosmologist and "geologian," an Earth scholar. He was an advocate of deep ecology, and believed passionately in the power of the New Cosmology and the Great Story. Berry believed that "Our future destiny rests even more decisively on our capacity for intimacy in our human-Earth relations."
posted by diogenes (7 comments total)

Mod note: comment removed - please don't derail a decent obit post with angry "invisible friends" talk, thanks
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 11:20 AM on June 22, 2009

Requiescat in pace, Father Thomas.
posted by jquinby at 11:28 AM on June 22, 2009

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posted by The Light Fantastic at 11:30 AM on June 22, 2009

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posted by acro at 11:48 AM on June 22, 2009

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posted by shii at 1:00 PM on June 22, 2009

I read one of his books in college. Very inspiring stuff. He'll be missed.
posted by Vhanudux at 6:14 PM on June 22, 2009

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posted by a louis wain cat at 7:23 PM on June 22, 2009