Course Description

Instructor: Dan Zins

Starts: Wednesday,  Nov. 3,  4-Weeks (Please note the Instructor Changed the Date of class to start Nov. 3rd)

Time: 1:15-2:45PM     

Arguably our most important environmental writer, Wendell Berry epitomizes the very best from both the conservative and radical traditions.   For the past half century Berry has been writing with uncommon wisdom and grace on a wide range of issues that matter--or should matter--to all citizens.  His principled, prophetic witness challenges us to address the unacknowledged and interconnected forms of violence against our land and ecology, our fellow citizens and communities, our nation, and our increasingly beleaguered planet.  Throughout his writing Berry suggests the kinds of changes in our thinking, lives, and polity required to begin atoning for these grave offenses, and what we can all do to effectively heal our self-inflicted and often lethal wounds. 

Please begin reading Berry’s book “The Way of Ignorance” for our first meeting.