Joanna Macy
May 2, 1929 - July 19, 2025
General Information
Bio
Joanna Macy (1929-2025) Activist, author, scholar. Joanna Macy was born in Los Angeles, California and died in Berkeley, California. As a child she lived in New York City. She received a Ph.D. in religion from Syracuse University in 1978.
Full Name
Joanna R. Macy
Locations
New York•Onondaga
Author's Timeline
1929
Birth
Joanna Macy was born Mary Joanne Rogers in Los Angeles, California, on May 2, 1929.
0000
Other Life Event
As a child, Ms. Macy lived in New York City.
1978
Other Life Event
Onondaga County: Ms. Macy received a Ph.D. in religion from Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, in 1978.
1983
Literary Work
Despair and Personal Power in the Nuclear Age
New Society Pub
0865710309 / 978-0865710306
Nonfiction.
New Society Pub
0865710309 / 978-0865710306
Nonfiction.
1991
Literary Work
World as Lover, World as Self
1992
Literary Work
Mutual Causality in Buddhism and General Systems Theory; The Dharma of Natural Systems
Manohar Publishers and Distributors
8173040230 / 978-8173040238
Nonfiction.
Manohar Publishers and Distributors
8173040230 / 978-8173040238
Nonfiction.
1998
Literary Work
Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World
New Society Publishers
0-86571-391-X
Nonfiction written with Molly Young Brown.
New Society Publishers
0-86571-391-X
Nonfiction written with Molly Young Brown.
2000
Literary Work
Widening Circles: A Memoir
New Catalyst Books
1897408013 / 978-1897408018
Memoir.
New Catalyst Books
1897408013 / 978-1897408018
Memoir.
2012
Literary Work
Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We’re In Without Going Crazy
New World Library
1577319729 / 978-1577319726
Nonfiction written with Chris Johnstone.
New World Library
1577319729 / 978-1577319726
Nonfiction written with Chris Johnstone.
2020
Literary Work
A Wild Love for the World: Joanna Macy and the Work of Our Time
Shambhala
1611807956 / 978-1611807950
Nonfiction.
Shambhala
1611807956 / 978-1611807950
Nonfiction.
2021
Literary Work
World as Lover, World as Self: 30th Anniversary Edition: courage for Global Justice and Planetary Renewal
Parallax Press
1946764841 / 978-1946764843
Nonfiction.
Parallax Press
1946764841 / 978-1946764843
Nonfiction.
2025
Death
Joanna Macy died at her home in Berkeley, California, on July 19, 2025.
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