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Mary Evelyn Tucker

Author of Journey of the Universe

16+ Works 413 Members 3 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Mary Evelyn Tucker is Professor of Religion at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Includes the names: Mary E. Tucker, Mary Evelyn Tucker

Works by Mary Evelyn Tucker

Journey of the Universe (2011) 146 copies, 3 reviews

Buddhism and Ecology: The Interconnection of Dharma and Deeds (1998) 60 copies

Worldviews and Ecology: Religion, Philosophy, and the Environment (Ecology and Justice Series) (1994) 44 copies

Worldly Wonder: Religions Enter Their Ecological Phase (Master Hsuan Hua Memorial Lecture) (2003) 29 copies

Hinduism and Ecology: The Intersection of Earth, Sky, and Water (2000) — Editor — 29 copies

Confucianism and Ecology: The Interrelation of Heaven, Earth, and Humans (1998) 23 copies

Thomas Berry: Selected Writings on the Earth Community (Modern Spiritual Masters) (2014) 21 copies

Thomas Berry: A Biography (2019) 16 copies

Daedalus, Fall 2001: Religion and Ecology: Can the Climate Change? (2001) 10 copies

Living Cosmology: Christian Responses to Journey of the Universe (Ecology and Justice) (2016) 10 copies

Moral and spiritual cultivation in Japanese neo-Confucianism : the life and thought of Kaibara Ekken, 1630-1740 [sic] (1989) 7 copies

Confucian Spirituality: Volume Two (2004) — Editor — 7 copies

Confucian Spirituality: Volume One (2003) — Editor — 5 copies

The Emerging Alliance of Religion and Ecology (Wallace Stegner Lecture) (2014) 3 copies

The Ecological Spirituality of Teilhard (Teilhard studies) (1985) 2 copies

Education and Ecology: Earth Literacy and the Technological Trance (Teilhard Studies) (1993) 1 copy

Associated Works

Spiritual Ecology: The Cry of the Earth (2013) — Contributor — 142 copies

Evening Thoughts (2006) — Editor — 83 copies

The Christian Future and the Fate of Earth (Ecology and Justice) (2009) — Editor — 49 copies

Journey of the Universe [2011 documentary] (2012) — Writer — 16 copies

The Philosophy of Qi: The Record of Great Doubts (Translations from the Asian Classics) (1714) — Translator, some editions — 11 copies

Our Place in the Cosmos : Lunch with Bokara tv series [video recording] (2005) — Guest — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1949-06-24
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Education: Columbia University (PhD|Asian Religions|1985)
Fordham University (MA|History of Religions|1977)
University of New York, Fredonia (MA|English|1972)
Trinity College (BA|English and History|1971)
Occupations: Professor of Environmental and Religious Studies
Relationships: Grim, John (husband)
Organizations: Yale University

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Journey of the Universe by Brian Thomas Swimme

Interesting book. A bit esoteric and philosophical.

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grandpahobo | 2 other reviews | Sep 26, 2019 |

Journey of the Universe by Brian Thomas Swimme

I quite enjoyed the description of the forming of the universe and the creation of the earth and life on earth. The way Swimme and Tucker used the word 'creativity' raised a certain number of questions which they didn't even attempt to answer. Creativity seems to imply a certain amount of intent. Intent implies consciousness. Are they implying there is a consciousness behind the universe? I did like the way the showed how we are all connected to the 'big bang' and to everything other thing, living and non-living in the universe and beyond. I was less than enthralled by the way they wrote about humans.… (more)

½

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John A. Grim Editor

Duncan Ryūken Williams

Stephen Richards Graubard

Bokara Legendre

Steve Odin Contributor

Jeff Yamauchi Contributor

Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel Contributor

Lewis Lancaster Contributor

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Malcolm David Eckel Contributor

Ruben L. F. Habito Contributor

Rita M. Gross Contributor

Graham Parkes Contributor

Donald A. Brown Contributor

Statistics

Works: 16
Also by: 6
Members: 413
Popularity: #58,991
Rating: 3.9

Reviews: 3
ISBNs: 33
Languages: 2
Favorited: 1

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