The Universe as a Living System
A short (3+ minutes) excerpt from an interview by the Global Oneness Project where I describe the...
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Category: Ecology/Sustainability
Table of Contrasts Between Dead and Living Universe Paradigms
A table showing a series of striking differences between a dead and a living universe perspective.
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The Universe is a Green Dragon: A Cosmic Creation Story
Communicating his ideas in the form of a classical dialogue between a youth and a wise elder, cosmologist Brian Swimme crafts a fascinating exploration into the creativity suffusing the universe. His explication of the fundamental powers of the cosmos is mystical and ecstatic and points directly to the need to activate one’s own creative powers.
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The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era–A Celebration of the Unfolding Cosmos
From the big bang to the present and into the next millenium, The Universe Story unites science and the humanities in a dramatic exploration of the unfolding of the universe, humanity’s evolving place in the cosmos, and the boundless possibilities for our future.
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The Sacred Universe: Earth, Spirituality and Religion in the Twenty First Century
A leading scholar, cultural historian, and Catholic priest who spent more than fifty years writing about our engagement with the Earth, Thomas Berry possessed prophetic insight into the rampant destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of species. In this book he makes a persuasive case for an interreligious dialogue that can better confront the environmental […]
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The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future
Thomas Berry is one of the most eminent cultural historians of our time. Here he presents the culmination of his ideas and urges us to move from being a disrupting force on the Earth to a benign presence. This transition is the Great Work — the most necessary and most ennobling work we will ever […]
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Prayer for Feast of St. Francis
The feast of St. Francis is celebrated by Christians on October 4th. Seen by some as merely the...
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Earth Our Home: Reflections of the Bethany Sisters at the end of the Eco-Retreat at Tarumitra Aug 24 – Sep. 2, 2014
This newsletter describes a retreat with 56 Bethany sisters at Tarumitra from through out India. The retreat was centered on a deep time eco perspective grounded in the idea that all of creation is sacred. The retreats at Tarumitra draw their inspiration from Teilhard de Chardin.
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Advent in the New Universe Story
Advance notice: Advent in the New Universe Story is a four-session resource for those interested in deepening their understanding of the Christmas/ Incarnation reality in the context of the new creation story. The Incarnation is a Mystery that a lifetime of contemplation would not exhaust, and yet we are continually called to explore this Mystery, […]
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Video (7 minutes): “Is Humanity Growing Up?”
Is Humanity Growing Up? is a mini-documentary that looks at the human species and asks, “What is our collective level of maturity? Toddler? Teenager? Adult? Elder?” Producer: Duane Elgin & Global MindShift. Director: Steve Kotton
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