In 1999 I interviewed the 'great moral essayist of our day' about what he thought was right and wrong about America and its culture. He was not happy and not optimistic.
Berry speaks out of a long tradition that goes back for many centuries based on taking personal responsibility. Gary Snyder, Harlan Hubbard, Aldo Leopold, and HD Thoreau in America. Back further than Hildegarde of Bingham. A stream in western culture that prohibits the indiscriminate causing of suffering and destruction.
Berry speaks out of a long tradition that goes back for many centuries based on taking personal responsibility. Gary Snyder, Harlan Hubbard, Aldo Leopold, and HD Thoreau in America. Back further than Hildegarde of Bingham. A stream in western culture that prohibits the indiscriminate causing of suffering and destruction.
“Plain speaker, plain writer, complicated thinker” indeed. I’d add “prophet.” Thanks for republishing this. Even more relevant now, 25 years later.
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