The Dream of the Earth
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The Dream of the Earth is a seminal ecological philosophy book by Thomas Berry that calls for a transformative, spiritually grounded relationship between humans and the Earth.
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| The Dream of the Earth canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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ecology book ⓘ environmental philosophy book ⓘ |
| addresses | modern industrial civilization ⓘ |
| advocates |
integration of science and spirituality in understanding the Earth
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reverence for the Earth as a living community ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
deep ecology
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eco-theology ⓘ religion and ecology movement ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callsFor |
integration of cosmology, ecology, and spirituality
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new ecological ethics ⓘ re-interpretation of human role in the universe ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
articulation of the ecozoic vision
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development of the field of religion and ecology ⓘ |
| criticizes |
exploitative attitudes toward nature
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reductionist scientific worldview when divorced from value and meaning ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
cultural transformation as necessary for ecological survival
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interdependence of all life ⓘ spiritual dimension of ecological awareness ⓘ |
| genre |
ecological philosophy
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environmental ethics ⓘ religion and ecology ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of essays ⓘ |
| hasNotableProponent | Thomas Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic intellectual tradition
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Teilhardian cosmology ⓘ ecological science ⓘ process philosophy ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Earth as a communion of subjects rather than a collection of objects
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ecozoic era NERFINISHED ⓘ mutually enhancing human–Earth relationship ⓘ universe story as a new cosmology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cosmological perspective on ecology
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environmental crisis as cultural and spiritual crisis ⓘ relationship between humans and the Earth ⓘ spiritually grounded ecology ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
holistic
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process-oriented ⓘ teleological view of cosmic development ⓘ |
| proposes | transformative relationship between humans and the Earth ⓘ |
| setting | late 20th-century environmental crisis discourse ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
environmental activists
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general readers interested in ecological spirituality ⓘ scholars of religion and ecology ⓘ |
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