International Big History Conference Program 2014
This is the program that describes all the papers and panels for the 2014 conference.
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Category: Government
The Origin, Differentiation and Role of Rights
This important document helped launch a movement for defending the rights of Nature and Earth Jurisprudence. It lays out the foundation for where rights originate and why they need to be respected, and how the rights all things fit into the larger context.
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The Renewal Project Website
The Renewal Project Website is dedicated to reporting on and advancing America’s emergent religious-environmental movement. The site is built around Renewal, the ground-breaking 90-minute documentary film about diverse religious communities who have been motivated by their beliefs to build a more sustainable future. Visitors will discover a vast array of information and resources for educators […]
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Thomas Berry Speaks
At 86 years of age, eminent cultural historian Thomas Berry, did an extended video interview that was intended for historical archive purposes. In that session, he shared his primary concerns for the well-being of our planet at this critical moment in evolutionary history. From that lengthy interview, two essential video talks are now available to […]
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Earth Literacy Syllabus, Genesis Farm
The Genesis Farm Earth Literacy Program provides a model of educational context and subject matter appropriate to this time of transition into a mutually enhancing relationship with Earth. The program is based on new understandings of the history and nature of the Universe as these have emerged through the recent and fresh encounter between modern […]
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Video about An Tairseach, Wicklow, Ireland
This video of Sr. Marian O’Sullivan at An Tairseach and its farm and the surrounding area of Wicklow explains the inspiration behind its work. An Tairsearch means threshold and the idea, according to Sr. Marian, is that humanity has to pass through a threshold into another phase in the Human/Earth/Cosmic Journey.
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BEING HUMAN in the Age of Humans (The Anthropocene: The Era of the Man-Made World)
Terrific article about the anthropocene as a way of thinking about human identify, and what it...
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Responding to the IPCC Report
This blog concerns the 2014 Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the...
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Journey of the Universe (Conversations/Educational Series Overview)
This is a follow up to the Emmy Award winning film, Journey of the Universe. Conversations with scientists, environmentalists, and educators in a twenty-part series (30 minutes each) in a 4-DVD Set.
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Journey of the Universe (Movie)
The Emmy Award winning JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERSE tells an epic story of cosmic, Earth and human transformation from The Big Bang to today. Evolutionary philosopher Brian Thomas Swimme and Yale historian of religions Mary Evelyn Tucker have crafted an elegant narrative that both illuminates and celebrates the profound role humans play in the flourishing […]
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