Ecozoic Spirituality: The Symphony of God, Humanity, and the Universe (Asian Thought and Culture)

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This book guides the reader to the emerging Ecozoic Era when humans will be present upon the Earth in a mutually enhancing manner. Indeed, this book calls for an Ecozoic spirituality that is timely and much needed. It also illustrates an important direction for theology and spirituality and for deep ecumenism that is yet to be fully realized and opens more doors for such dialogue. By giving special attention to the integral relationship among God, the cosmos, and humanity, the works of Thomas Berry (1914–2009, USA) and Zhou Dunyi (1017–1073, China) provide insights that speak to the current ecological crisis, a cosmological context for developing an Ecozoic spirituality, while helping to advance clear values and ethical parameters that lead to a more authentic human presence on Earth. Cover Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction The Ecological Crisis Is the Spiritual Crisis Thomas Berry and Zhou Dunyi Cosmology and Spirituality Cosmology Spirituality Methodology Procedure Chapter 1. The Christian Response to the Ecological Crisis The Roots of the Ecological Crisis Ecological Crisis Review of Spiritualities and Their Relation to the Ecological Crisis Christian Responses to the Ecological Crisis The Stewardship and Egalitarian Responses The Eco-Theological and Spiritual Responses Cosmological Turn: Berry and Zhou Concluding Remarks Chapter 2. The Cosmology of Thomas Berry Evolution of Berry’s Cosmology Berry’s Intellectual Journey Need for a Functional Cosmology The New Story: The Manifestation of the Divine The Epic of Evolution The Universe as a Sequence of Irreversible Transformations Reinvention of Humanity Ecozoic Vision Spirituality of the Earth Concluding Remarks Chapter 3. The Cosmology of Zhou Dunyi Context of Zhou Dunyi’s Cosmology Zhou Dunyi Challenges and Influences from Buddhism and Daoism Sources of Zhou’s Neo-Confucian Cosmology Zhou’s Taiji (the Great Ultimate) Cosmology The Inseparable Unity of the Universe and Ultimate Reality The Way of Heaven and Earth The Relationship between Part and Whole Zhou’s Cosmological—Ethical Anthropology Human Embodying with in the Process of the Universe How to Be an Authentic Human: The Practice of Self-Cultivation Forming a Trinity with Heaven and Earth Concluding Remarks Theocosmoanthropic Worldview Chapter 4. An Emerging Functional and Ecological Spirituality A Theology of Integrity among God, the Cosmos, and Humanity Resource: The Cosmotheandric Vision of Raimon Panikkar Towards Developing an Ecozoic Spirituality The Transformation of Worldview, Human-Identity, and Human Behaviour An Ecozoic and Organic Worldview Human Identity as Participatory Responsibility Human-Earth Relationship The Practice of Ecological Virtues Ecological Discernment Eco-Justice Ecological Ecumenism Concluding Remarks Conclusion Summary and Contributions Remaining Concerns: The Christian Faith Enhanced through Ecozoic Spirituality Notes Bibliography Index