Recovering a Sense of the Sacred: Conversations with Thomas Berry
is a thoughtful and poignant memoir by Carolyn W. Toben recounting
her spiritual journey with renowned scholar, author and cultural
historian, Thomas Berry. For ten years, Carolyn spent many hours in
deep discussions with Thomas Berry about his transformational
thinking for healing the human-earth relationship through recovery
of a sense of the sacred. This book is based on her personal notes,
practices and reflections from these conversations.
"Recovering a Sense of the Sacred is a poignant and intimate
portrait that reveals deep insights into the work of the great
contemporary mystic-sage, Thomas Berry. Even more than this, at
this time of "historic confusion," this tender story provides a
profound interior activation; it calls us toward another way of
knowing that is essential for new levels of understanding. Reverent
and real, this wonderful work provides gracious and wise
companionship for a life of the sacred." -Tobin Hart, Ph.D., author
of The Secret Spiritual World of Children
"Carolyn Toben has given us a true gift Recovering a Sense of the
Sacred carries the reader to the heart of his/her deepest identity
as a sacred being in a sacred planet in a sacred universe. Those
who knew Thomas will find themselves right there in the midst of
the conversations, listening in, smiling, bathed again in the
warmth of his remarkable presence. For those who are new to Thomas
or his work, this book is an excellent introduction to his
comprehensive thought and wisdom, for here it reaches us through a
sense of his person-his own deep sense of the sacred in every
being, his reverence, hospitality and friendship." -Mary Southard,
CSJ, artist and creator of the Earth Calendar
"No thinker in the twentieth or twenty-first century has provided
us with as much inspiration and guidance about the relationship
between humans and the natural world as Thomas Berry. Carolyn
Toben's very personal and eloquent book offers us an opportunity to
sit with Thomas and absorb his special wisdom." -Richard Louv,
author of Last Child in the Woods
"In this inspired book, Carolyn Toben chronicles her extended
conversations with the noted theologian and philosopher, Thomas
Berry. What she has achieved is not only a passionate homage to a
great thinker and visionary, but a personal and moving statement of
our human responsibility to access the depth of our consciousness
in relation to all that exists around us." -Richard Lewis, author
of Living By Wonder: The Imaginative Life of Childhood
"This book is an exquisite gift for those of us familiar with
Thomas Berry's writings and for those still new to his work. For
here we meet the man himself in the context of an evolving
relationship where, in different settings and moments over the last
decade of his life, he shares his vision of a living universe and
the immensity of meanings it holds for him. And here, in between
their conversations, Carolyn Toben explores how his message is
altering her own perceptions of the natural world and of herself.
Their warm-hearted companionship invites us in as well, to come
alive to the creative mutuality at the heart of all that is."
-Joanna Macy, author of World as Lover, World as Self
"A fascinating and moving portrait of one of the Great Teachers of
our time. I am deeply grateful for this lyrical and lucid memoir,
which captures Thomas Berry's vision, his graciousness, his deep
communion with the earth and its beings, and the implications of
his work for the future. Skillfully transmitting his wisdom and
presence, Carolyn Toben's encounter with the cosmology of Berry is
a blessing for the entire planet." -Drew Dellinger, author of Love
Letter to the Milky Way
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