Wendell Berry and Religion: Heaven's Earthly Life

Farmer, poet, essayist, and environmental writer Wendell Berry is acclaimed for his ideas regarding the values inherent in an agricultural society. Place, community, good work, and simple pleasures are but a few of the values that form the bedrock of Berry's thought. While the notion of reverence is central to Berry, he is not widely known as a religious writer. However, the moral underpinnings of his work are rooted in Christian tradition, articulating the tenet that faith and stewardship of t

Author: Joel James Shuman
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 10/01/2009
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.56w x 0.98d
ISBN: 9780813125558

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 12/11/2009 pg. 22
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 22

About the Author

Joel J. Shuman, associate professor and chair of the department of theology at King's College, is the author of several books. L. Roger Owens earned his Ph.D. in theology and ethics from Duke University and is copastor at Duke Memorial United Methodist Church.

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