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The Human Phenomenon by Teihard de Chardin in 1955 translated by Sarah Appleton-Weber (Portland OH: Sussex Academic Press, 1999) --Dense material that aims "to teach us the art of drawing the deep creative powers of the universe into our lives"--a foundational source of Berry and Swimme's thought. Also see www.teilharddechardin.org
Thomas Berry, Geologian by Michael Colebrook --Great paper on Berry and Teihard: influences and distinctions.
"The Awakening Universe" Thomas Berry
Billions & Billions: Thoughts of Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium by Carl Sagan (New York NY: Ballantine Books, 1997) --A great warm up book that easily shares amazement at our universe.
The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era--A Celebration of the Unfolding of the Cosmos by Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme (New York NY: HarperCollins Publisher, 1992) --A master "narrative of universe, told in the sequence of its transformations and in the depth of its meaning";"the comprehensive context of the future": Written for college students.
The Collected Thoughts of Thomas Berry (CA: Center for the Story of the Universe) 1998 [4 cassettes] --A good place to start.
brianswimme.org --This man has long reflected on what we are part of and therefore what is part of us. Notice these two selections: The Canticle of the Cosmos VHS and DVD; Powers of the Universe DVD and CD (great for road trips).
The Body of God: An Ecological Theology by Sallie McFague (Minneapolis MN: Augsburg Fortress Press, 1993) --Opens a stunning consideration of the entire universe as god's body as the incarnation and sacrament of love.
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