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Thomas Berry and the forgotten language of the living Earth

By Don Pinnock
The Daily Maverick
May 26, 2026

The idea that nature has rights is slowly unfolding within progressive legal circles like a Namaqua daisy in the first light of spring. At its root are the insights of an extraordinary thinker, Thomas Berry.

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The mission of the THOMAS BERRY FOUNDATION is to carry out the Great Work of Thomas in enhancing the flourishing of the Earth community. Created in 1998 by Thomas Berry, Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, Martin Kaplan, and Thomas’ sister, Margaret Berry, the Foundation has promoted Thomas’ ideas. Learn more »

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