Wendell Berry and Religion: Heaven's Earthly Life

by Joel Shuman

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813125553
• ISBN13: 9780813125558
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.3"