Joanna Macy - A Wild Love for the World (On Being)

On Being's Krista Trippett interviewed eco-philospher Joanna Macy on this week's show. Among Macy's many books are World as Lover, World as Self: Courage for Global Justice and Ecological Renewal (2007) and Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in without Going Crazy (with Chris Johnstone, 2012).

In this podcast they use Macy's translations of Rilke's poetry (Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in without Going Crazy) as a jumping off point to her take on spiritual life and its relevance for the political and ecological challenges we currently face.

This Week's Conversation with Krista Tippett - Joanna Macy: A Wild Love for the World

A WILD LOVE FOR THE WORLD

November 1, 2012

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Joanna Macy is a philosopher of ecology, a Buddhist scholar, and an exquisite translator of the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. We take that poetry as a lens on her wisdom on spiritual life and its relevance for the political and ecological dramas of our time.

Unedited Interview:
» Joanna Macy
(mp3, 87:59)