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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Aug 18

Our future depends on whether we see ourselves as separate or as one sacred community with the Earth. 🌍✨

More at fore.yale.edu

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Aug 15

A call to reshape the human venture toward a more benign presence on Earth — what he called the Great Work of our time.

Presented by Sam King, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology.

What’s one “Great Work” you feel called to take on?

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Aug 15

A call to reshape the human venture toward a more benign presence on Earth — what he called the Great Work of our time.

Presented by Sam King, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology.

What’s one “Great Work” you feel called to take on?

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Aug 13

Rev. Dr. Andy Barnett shares how faith, justice, and sustainability shape his work.

Full interview: yaleseries.com

Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Aug 11

“It’s easier to focus on what unites us than on what divides us when you’re singing next to somebody.” Rev. Dr. Andy Barnett

What’s a song that’s helped you feel part of something bigger?

Watch the full interview at yalesseriess.com

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Aug 9

“The Earth is an awesome mystery, as fragile as we are ourselves… exploitation of the Earth is exploitation of the human.” —Thomas Berry

To harm Earth is to harm ourselves.
To protect her is to protect our shared future.

What would change if we lived as if this were true?

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Aug 8

Ecological Civilization asks us to rethink what it means to flourish.

Rooted in Chinese ecological thought and carried through global interfaith traditions, this emerging paradigm places Earth, not empire, at the center.

Learn more at fore.yale.edu

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Aug 6

We live in a marvelous world—creative, intelligent, alive.

Living Earth Community gathers voices across disciplines to explore our sacred relationship with the more-than-human world. It invites us to reimagine belonging on a living planet.

Coming soon.

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Aug 5

“What we do to the forests is a mirror of what we do to ourselves.” Mahatma Gandhi

Ecological civilization begins when we treat Earth not as resource, but as relationship.

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Aug 2

Care begins with curiosity.
Stewardship begins with wonder.
There is no ecological future without love.

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Aug 1

📖 The New Ecozoic Reader is coming!

This volume connects Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, and Mohawk wisdom, blending academic rigor with creative reflection—a testament to the Great Work of our time curated by a diverse group of scholars, faith leaders, and cultural workers.

Stay tuned!

Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 30

“Awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends your current understanding of the world.” Dacher Keltner

✨ What moment of wonder shifted your perspective?

🌍 Living Earth Community is coming soon!

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 29

Stephen Blackmer, chaplain of Church of the Woods, shares in the Reflections on Religion & Ecology: Yale Alumni Speak from the Field series how theology and forest conservation converged in his life.

▶️ Tune in: yaleseries.com

🌱 What’s one way you feel nature has shaped your spiritual life?

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 28

Native communities safeguarded these survival values long before climate change hit our radar. They’re on the frontlines of resistance, reminding us that true balance isn’t optional—it’s how we endure.

How will you weave Indigenous wisdom into your climate action?

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 25

Not just a site—a shift.

The Living Earth Community offers tools to reframe learning through the lens of ecological sacredness.

Launching in October.

Will your classroom be ready?

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 23

Haile Selassie's birthday echoes like drumbeats through Rastafari communities.

To many, he is the Black Messiah who reclaims dignity through liberation.

In her interview, Blair Nelsen doesn't just reflect on spiritual ecology—she roots it in memory.

Watch the full interview at yaleseries.com

Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 21

Blair Nelsen calls eco‑grief what it is: love that refuses to look away.

Watch her full interview in the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology series → yaleseries.com

Where are you turning grief into guardianship this week?

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 20

Today, we pause to listen to the ancient voices in the wind, waves, and wilderness.

Our Reflections on Religion & Ecology series invites you to hear from Yale alumni who carry that same reverence into their work.

Watch the latest interviews at YaleSeries.com

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 19

The ecological crisis isn’t just about resources. It’s about relationship.

When we lose touch with the living world—its beauty, its mystery, its intelligence—we also lose our capacity to care for it.

Watch the latest interview in Reflections on Religion & Ecology

YaleSeries.com

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 18

If we don’t preach on climate now, will we only preach on grief later?

Rev. Jim Antal asked this 15 years ago. Now, his words ring louder than ever.

Reflections on Religion & Ecology is a new Yale series spotlighting spiritual leaders who aren't waiting for permission.

Watch now: YaleSeries.com

Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 15

"You're supposed to be a minister, not an academician."

Henri Nouwen's words to a young Jim Antal weren't a critique—they were a calling.

This is the power of intergenerational torch-passing: one story, one act of courage, one voice at a time.

Watch Jim's full interview now: YaleSeries.com

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 14

This series is more than interviews — it’s sacred storytelling for a planet in crisis.

Every week we’ll spotlight Yale alumni reimagining the future of faith and ecology.

First up: Rev. Jim Antal.

🌍 Watch and reflect: yaleseries.com

#ReflectionsOnReligionAndEcology #YaleAlumni #SpiritualEcology

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 12

“We were never promised any of it — this world of cottonwoods and clouds — when the Big Bang set the possible in motion. And yet here we are.” Maria Popova

We hold space for our gratitude and our determination to protect this precious world.

How do you nurture hope in your ecological journey?

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 11

This isn’t just about climate.
It’s about connection.
The kind we forgot when we traded reciprocity for extraction, and relationships for resources.

Ecology isn’t some distant issue “out there.” It’s here. It’s us.

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Thomas Berry Legacy @thomasberrylegacy.bsky.social · Jul 10

This week, we pause to honor the profound intergenerational love that sustains the religion and ecology field—a love that fuels commitment, nurtures hope, and bridges generations of scholars, activists, and spiritual leaders.

How does this love inspire your work or your faith?

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