The Great Work: Our Way into the Future
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The Great Work: Our Way into the Future is a seminal environmental and cultural philosophy book by Thomas Berry that calls for a transformative, ecologically centered relationship between humans and the Earth.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Great Work: Our Way into the Future canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6237649 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Work: Our Way into the Future Context triple: [Thomas Berry, notableWork, The Great Work: Our Way into the Future]
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With the Grain of the Universe
With the Grain of the Universe is a theological work by Stanley Hauerwas that explores the nature and task of theology through engagement with figures like Karl Barth, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Hans Frei.
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B.
The Cosmic Doctrine
The Cosmic Doctrine is an influential esoteric text by Dion Fortune that outlines a complex metaphysical and occult cosmology used in Western mystery traditions.
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The Unity of the Universe
The Unity of the Universe is a cosmology book by physicist Dennis Sciama that presents a coherent, unified account of the structure and evolution of the universe.
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The Perennial Philosophy
The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley’s influential 1945 work of comparative mysticism that explores the shared spiritual truths underlying the world’s major religious traditions.
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The Visible and the Invisible
The Visible and the Invisible is an unfinished, posthumously published philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that deepens his phenomenology by exploring perception, embodiment, and the intertwining of subject and world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Work: Our Way into the Future Target entity description: The Great Work: Our Way into the Future is a seminal environmental and cultural philosophy book by Thomas Berry that calls for a transformative, ecologically centered relationship between humans and the Earth.
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A.
With the Grain of the Universe
With the Grain of the Universe is a theological work by Stanley Hauerwas that explores the nature and task of theology through engagement with figures like Karl Barth, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Hans Frei.
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B.
The Cosmic Doctrine
The Cosmic Doctrine is an influential esoteric text by Dion Fortune that outlines a complex metaphysical and occult cosmology used in Western mystery traditions.
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C.
The Unity of the Universe
The Unity of the Universe is a cosmology book by physicist Dennis Sciama that presents a coherent, unified account of the structure and evolution of the universe.
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D.
The Perennial Philosophy
The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley’s influential 1945 work of comparative mysticism that explores the shared spiritual truths underlying the world’s major religious traditions.
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E.
The Visible and the Invisible
The Visible and the Invisible is an unfinished, posthumously published philosophical work by Maurice Merleau-Ponty that deepens his phenomenology by exploring perception, embodiment, and the intertwining of subject and world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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cultural philosophy book ⓘ environmental philosophy book ⓘ |
| addresses |
cultural crisis
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environmental crisis ⓘ ethical responsibility to the Earth ⓘ |
| advocatesFor | transition from industrial society to ecological civilization ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Berry ⓘ |
| callsFor |
integration of science, spirituality, and ecology
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redefinition of human role in the Earth community ⓘ |
| centralConcept | The Great Work ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| emphasizes |
interdependence of humans and the Earth community
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need for new cosmology ⓘ spiritual dimension of ecological crisis ⓘ |
| genre |
eco-theology
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environmentalism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
cosmological story of the universe
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education for an ecological age ⓘ responsibility of institutions for ecological transformation ⓘ sacredness of the Earth ⓘ transition from industrial growth society to ecological age ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Earth-centered worldview
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holistic cosmological vision ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic theology
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Teilhard de Chardin ⓘ
linked to:
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
process philosophy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
environmental activists
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general readers interested in environmental ethics ⓘ scholars of religion and ecology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
cultural transformation
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ecological transformation of society ⓘ environmental ethics ⓘ relationship between humans and Earth ⓘ |
| notableFor | articulation of the term "Great Work" for ecological transformation ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
environmental philosophy
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religion and ecology ⓘ |
| proposes | ecologically centered relationship between humans and Earth ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
deep ecology
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ecotheology ⓘ environmental humanities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Great Work: Our Way into the Future Description of subject: The Great Work: Our Way into the Future is a seminal environmental and cultural philosophy book by Thomas Berry that calls for a transformative, ecologically centered relationship between humans and the Earth.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Evening Thoughts: Reflecting on Earth as Sacred Community
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The Great Work: Our Way into the Future
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