From The Wisdom of the Labyrinth

Acclaimed cultural historian, cosmologist, Passionist priest, and Earth scholar, Thomas Berry, was among the first of our world’s religious leaders to suggest that the earth ecological crisis is fundamentally a spiritual crisis. Thomas Berry dedicated his life to The Great Work of our time which he described simply as “moving the human community from its present situation as a destructive presence on the planet to a benign or mutually enhancing presence.” Dr. Mary Evelyn Tucker and Dr. John Grim, co-founders and co-directors of The Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale and The Thomas Berry Foundation, join host Robin Bradley Hansel to share their stories and reflections on Thomas Berry’s life, his work, his writings, and his passionate dream for our Earth community.

Click here to hear the broadcast.

Mary Evelyn Tucker of the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology was a prominent speaker at the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Melbourne, Australia.

The link below includes a report from Tucker and John Grim, as well as links to video of presentations at the Parliament by Tucker:  “Thomas Berry and the Great Work of Our Time” and “The Human Face of Climate Change.”

http://fore.research.yale.edu/publications/newsletters/January2010.html