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The Architecture of Eco-Theology: Towards a New Typology for Christian Sacred Space
By Roberto Chiotti Religions 2022, 13(1), 29 This paper will begin by exploring the underlying scriptural and theological foundations for a Christian response to the ecological crisis with particular focus on the writings of cultural historian, Father Thomas Berry,...
Artist paints icons of endangered species to ‘foster ecological conversion’
By Barbara Fraser EarthBeat May 21, 2021 The panther's greenish eyes, staring directly at the viewer, are hypnotic. Caught in a moment of calm, etched against a golden background, it seems to be waiting. But this is no ordinary painting. The Florida panther is an...
Evolutionary living through mutual mentoring
By Judith Best Global Sisters Report April 19, 2021 During this pandemic in which — at the time of this writing in late June — more than 124,000 Americans had died of COVID-19, seven School Sisters of Notre Dame met for a five-day retreat. We reflected on the vision...
10 years later, ‘Journey of the Universe’ film more relevant, urgent than ever
By Brian Roewe EarthBeat April 9, 2021 Ten years ago, evolutionary cosmologist Brian Swimme took television viewers on a daylong journey to the tiny Greek isle of Samos to tell the nearly 14-billion-year tale of a vast, unfolding universe, from clouds of space dust...
Renamed Passionist retreat house reflects Berry’s call to heal the Earth
By Peter Feuerherd EarthBeat April 2, 2021 NEW YORK — Seeing Fr. Thomas Berry's portrait on the walls of the Passionist monastery and retreat house in Jamaica, New York, it is difficult to imagine a time when the priest who helped enshrine the environment as a central...
Nature in our lives, in the cathedral, in the house of human rights
By Magda Bennásar Global Sisters Report January 7, 2021 Yes, we can approach Mother Nature. Yes, we can hug the trees. Yes, we can embrace the waves and let the air we breathe permeate us slowly and firmly like God's Spirit: hugging, embracing and permeating our whole...
Instead of a ‘return to normal,’ let’s pursue a profound transformation
By Elise D. García EarthBeat May 29, 2020 We mark the fifth anniversary of "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home" against the backdrop of a global pandemic that has infected more than 5.5 million people and claimed more than 355,000 lives around the world. Far...
Bill Plotkin’s Soulcraft Musings
Animas Valley Institute — founded in 1980 by Bill Plotkin — offers a rich assortment of journeys into the mysteries of nature and psyche, including soulcraft™ intensives, contemporary vision fasts, and training programs for nature-based soul guides. On January 20,...
Center for Ecozoic Studies Foundational Statements/Thomas Berry Key Principles
Prepared by Herman Greene Center for Ecozoic Studies May 14, 2015 Contents: The Determining Features of Ecozoic Era Twelve Principles for Understanding the Universe and the Role of the Human in the Universe Process The Historic Mission of our Time Read...