In this book, Thomas Berry makes a persuasive case for an inter-religious dialogue that can better confront the environmental problems of the twenty-first century.  More

"The universe, by definition, is a single gorgeous celebratory event.
- Thomas Berry,  “Returning to Our Native Place,” in The Dream of the Earth 

“Evolution means that nature does not operate according to fixed laws but by the dynamic interplay of law, chance, and deep time; that is, one cannot understand natural processes apart from developmental categories. The interaction of forces creates a dynamic process of unfolding life, pointing to the fact that nature is incomplete; there are no fixed essences. Instead, nature is consistently oriented toward new and complex life.”

― Ilia Delio, From Teilhard to Omega: Co-creating an Unfinished Universe

“[O]ur human economy is derivative from the Earth economy. To glory in a rising Gross Domestic Product with an irreversibly declining Earth Product is an economic absurdity.”

― Thomas Berry, The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era--A Celebration of the Unfolding of the Cosmos

 Here's an enlightening reflection on the importance of the Cosmic Story in our lives by Gail and Milt - lovers of the natural world and avid participants of the 'Great Work.'

"The Great Work now, as we move into a new millennium, is to carry out the transition from a period of human devastation of the Earth to a period when humans would be present to the planet in a mutually beneficial manner."...Thomas Berry, "The Great Work: Our Way to the Future"