Father Thomas Berry was born in the hill country of North Carolina, and educated as a Catholic priest. He is a historian of cultures, a highly respected author and public speaker, an environmental activist, and a poet. He has studied the languages and cultures of India and China and has participated in the educational programs of the T'Boli tribes in Mandanao in the Phillipines. He is the author of numerous articles and several books including the highly respected The Dream of the Earth. He also co-wrote The Universe Story with Brian Swimme, which was published in 1992. This profound and poetic modern myth, which combines science and the humanities, may become the blueprint for the education of the future.

"The most provocative figure among this new breed of eco-theologians, Thomas Berry is a solitary American monk whose essays have aroused environmentalists like a voice crying for the wilderness." - Newsweek