Based on responses to the Emmy- award-winning film Journey of the Universe, the authors seek to enhance ecological consciousness and commitment to the flourishing of the Earth community.

Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim are codirectors of the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale. They were students of Thomas Berry and have devoted themselves to his legacy by editing his books and producing the Emmy-award-winning film, Journey of the Universe with Brian Swimme. They co-edited Thomas Berry: Selected Writings on the Earth Community.