Book Reviews: Thomas Berry, Dreamer of the Earth: The Spiritual Ecology of the Father of Environmentalism

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-101
Author(s):  
Nicholas E. Brink
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Ecology ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Thomas Berry

Ecology and Pneuma: Needing and Finding Each Other?

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-282
Author(s):  
Christo Lombard
Keyword(s):  
Trinitarian Theology ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Thomas Berry ◽  
Ecological Spirituality ◽  
Universe Story

Abstract A discussion of early contributions on ecological spirituality, such as “rediscovering the Gospel of the Earth” (Tom Hayden), “telling a New Universe Story” (Thomas Berry) and “religion as roots and wings” (Jay McDaniel), serves as sounding board for the much earlier pneumatological reflections on humanity and nature by the Dutch scholar, A.A. van Ruler. In his Trinitarian theology, Van Ruler explored ways of overcoming dualism in Christianity and countering spiritless definitions of reality in science. Christology and ‘incarnation’ need supplementation by Pneumatology and indwelling’ of God’s Spirit in humanity and nature to eschatologically properly integrate ‘all things’ in God’s ecology.

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