Joanna Macy

Joanna Macy

"Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, Ph.D., is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. A respected voice in movements for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship with four decades of activism. She has created a ground-breaking theoretical framework for personal and social change, as well as a powerful workshop methodology for its application.

"Her wide-ranging work addresses psychological and spiritual issues of the nuclear age, the cultivation of ecological awareness, and the fruitful resonance between Buddhist thought and contemporary science. The many dimensions of this work are explored in her books Despair and Personal Power in the Nuclear Age (New Society Publishers, 1983); Dharma and Development (Kumarian Press, 1985); Thinking Like a Mountain (with John Seed, Pat Fleming, and Arne Naess; New Society Publishers, 1988); Mutual Causality in Buddhism and General Systems Theory (SUNY Press, 1991); World as Lover, World as Self (Parallax Press, 1991); Rilke's Book of Hours (1996, 2005) and In Praise of Mortality (2004) (with Anita Barrows, Riverhead); and Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World (with Molly Young Brown, New Society Publishers, 1998). Joanna has also written a memoir entitled Widening Circles (New Society, 2000)." Her husband was Francis Macy.

For a review of her biography Widening Circles: A Memoir (New Society Publishers, 2000).

Affiliations

 * Council of Sages, California Institute of Integral Studies
 * Advisory Board, Center for a New American Dream
 * Advisory Council, Green Sangha Organization
 * US Advisory Board, Sacred Earth Network
 * Advisory Council, Alliance for the Earth
 * International Advisory Board, Karuna Center
 * International Advisory Board, Women's Earth Alliance
 * Advisor, Sarvodaya USA
 * Patron, Wyse International
 * Honorary Advisor, International Network of Engaged Buddhists
 * Community Teacher, East Bay Meditation Center
 * Contributor, to the book Consciousness in Action

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