A New Naturalism

Is There a (Radical) 'Truth' beyond the (Postmodern) Abyss?

Authors

  • Michael M'Gonigle

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ecotheology.v5i1.1793

Abstract

More than a decade ago, the avant-garde American composer, Philip Glass, released a film that featured a lengthy barrage of dizzying, frenetic images—cars racing along congested freeways, buildings being constructed and demolished, assembly lines spewing out new products. An elegy to a society run amok, the film was entitled, Koyaanisquatsi, a Native American Hopi term meaning ‘life out of balance’. The theme of society both out of balance and out of control is omnipresent today. It is especially apt in describing our relations with the natural world which call for a fundamental shift in our values and institutions.

Published

2000-03-04

Issue

Section

Articles

How to Cite

M'Gonigle, M. (2000). A New Naturalism: Is There a (Radical) ’Truth’ beyond the (Postmodern) Abyss?. Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1558/ecotheology.v5i1.1793