The Gaia Hypothesis
The Gaia hypothesis (/ˈɡaɪ.ə/, /ˈɡeɪ.ə/, /ˈɡaɪˈʌ/), also known as the Gaia theory or the Gaia...
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Category: Ecology/Sustainability
Laudato Si’ Reflection Resource: On Care of our Common Home
This 16-sided resource is an update of the resource previously posted on DTJN. The five-session resource contains quotes from Pope Francis’ encyclical plus suggestions for relevant videos, music, prayer, discussion, and action. I emphasize quotes that refer to our evolutionary history and interconnections.
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Plastics May End Up Not Just in the Trash, But in Your Stomach
Microplastics have been found in stool samles of eight people from Finland, Italy, Japan, the...
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September 2018 Environmental Evolution newsletter
The theme of this newsletter is extinction. There is also news about Bruce Clarke and the Lynn...
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Cosmic Visions from the Asian Big History Association
Power Point for a presentation given at the International Big History Association Conference at Villanova University, July 2018
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Creating Community Climate Change Cultures
I was invited by the Italian-based Wisdom Factory to be interviewed on the subject of Creating Community Climate Change Cultures. The approach is based upon stories of my organizing experiences trying to adapt the New Cosmology insights of Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme to local communities. It also draws upon my organizing experiences working with […]
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Earth Day 2018
This site contains a reflection on Earth’s story of overcoming life-threats and what current threats could mean for evolution’s future. It also contains a suggested prayer that includes thanksgiving for Earth’s story and motivations for action.
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Rights of Nature
In 2008 Ecuador became the first country in the world to enshrine the rights of nature into its constitution, affirming that nature has the right to “exist, persist, and maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, structure, functions and its evolutionary processes.” Where we stand on this profound paradigm shift may well depend on how we […]
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January 2018 Environmental Evolution newsletter
This issue has discussions of life not as a thing, but as a dynamic process which makes definitive...
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Meetings with Remarkable Educators – Philip Snow Gang
In the Remarkable Educator’s Podcast, Ba Luvmour interviews Dr. Philip Snow Gang who shares...
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