Scott reviewed The Great Work by Thomas Mary Berry
Review of 'The Great Work' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
"The historical mission of our times is to reinvent the human - at the species level, with critical reflection, within the community of life-systems, in a time-developmental context, by means of story and shared dream experience."
That is what Berry begins to do in this book and I feel for such an audacious goal, he makes a good attempt. There are points that are repetitive and the middle section of the book is by now familiar to readers as a recitation of the woes we currently encounter. But when he gets philosophical and starts tossing ideas around about reimagining the relationship between humans and the earth community, it is poetic and resonates strongly with me. I am moved by his vision.