Thomas Berry (1914-2009), a Passionist priest, was a geologian, historian of religion, philosopher, and the single most important Catholic voice on the link between faith, reverence for all life, and the environmental crisis. Particularly well-known for his work in popularizing the universe story and exploring the religious implications of the new cosmology, Berry pointed the way to a spirituality attuned to our place in the natural world, and an ethic of responsibility and care for the earth. Thomas Berry: Selected Writings on the Earth Community, timed to mark the centenary of his birth, will offer the best guide to one of the true prophets and spiritual masters of our time.
Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim were students of Thomas Berry and have devoted themselves to his legacy. Co-directors of the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale, they are the editors of Berry's The Christian Future and the Fate of the Earth.