Feminist or Functional Cosmology? Ecofeminist Musings on Thomas Berry's Functional Cosmology

Over the course of several decades, Thomas Berry developed notions of functional and dysfunctional cosmologies. These are complex concepts containing constellations of ideas and meanings gleaned over a lifetime of experiences and reflection. Berry’s work, since the early 1970s, has been motivated by...

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Published in:Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Main Author: Eaton, Heather 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 1998
In: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Further subjects:B Thomas Berry
B Cosmology
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Summary:Over the course of several decades, Thomas Berry developed notions of functional and dysfunctional cosmologies. These are complex concepts containing constellations of ideas and meanings gleaned over a lifetime of experiences and reflection. Berry’s work, since the early 1970s, has been motivated by the assessment and resolution of the ecological crisis, for which a functional cosmology is central. The pre-sent discussion is on Berry’s notion of a functional cosmology, followed by some implications from an ecofeminist perspective. Although he is cited frequently, there has been very little exposition or evaluation of Berry’s proposal; therefore I will describe first some core aspects of his meaning behind a functional cosmology.
ISSN:1749-4915
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/ecotheology.v3i2.1768