By Yosef Fandri
Kanisius, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2025
New Cosmology explores the ecological crisis through the lens of Thomas Berry’s thought, emphasizing the need for a new cosmological narrative that reawakens our sense of interconnectedness with the universe. This book invites readers—especially those in Indonesia and Southeast Asia—to move beyond mechanistic views of nature and instead embrace an integral, sacred understanding of the cosmos. Inspired by Berry’s “New Story,” it offers reflections on spirituality, education, and activism in the age of ecological urgency.
We are standing at the edge of collapse. The ecological crisis is not merely a disaster—it is an existential threat to humanity and all life on Earth. Forests are burning, oceans are dying, the air is toxic, species vanish in silence. This is bioside, even geocide. As Christians, this is a betrayal of the divine imprint in creation. Two misleading narratives brought us here: 1) Theology that positions humans as rulers, not caretakers; 2) A mechanistic cosmology that treats nature as a soulless machine.
Yet there is hope. We must shift to a New Cosmology—one that views the universe as a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects. Thomas Berry invites us into the Ecozoic Era, where humanity recognizes its sacred role as Earth’s protector. This is our turning point. Will we descend into destruction or rise as pioneers of a new planetary civilization? The choice is ours.
This book is written in Indonesian.
