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The Great Work (Paperback)
$11.73 - Save $2.21 (15%) - RRP $13.94 Free delivery worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Great WorkIn his magnum opus, one of the most eminent cultural historians of our time outlines society's role in saving itself and the earth, and our need as individuals to experience creation as a source of wonder and delight rather than a commodity for our personal use.
Full description- Publisher: Crown Publications
- Published: 01 December 2000
- Format: Paperback 256 pages
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- Categories: History Of Ideas | Social Forecasting, Future Studies | Philosophy Of Science | Applied Ecology | Conservation Of The Environment | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | History Of Religion
- ISBN 13: 9780609804995 ISBN 10: 0609804995
- Sales rank: 31,547
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Full description for The Great Work
Thomas Berry is one of the most eminent cultural historians of our time. Here he presents the culmination of his ideas and urges us to move from being a disrupting force on the Earth to a benign presence. This transition is the Great Work -- the most necessary and most ennobling work we will ever undertake. Berry's message is not one of doom but of hope. He reminds society of its function, particularly the universities and other educational institutions whose role is to guide students into an appreciation rather than an exploitation of the world around them. Berry is the leading spokesperson for the Earth, and his profound ecological insight illuminates the path we need to take in the realms of ethics, politics, economics, and education if both we and the planet are to survive.
