“Voices of the Great Work” (Part 1) * In this year’s annual meeting, presenters showed ways that Teilhard has inspired people in diverse fields, from education to art and religion, and in plays and films. Hosted by Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim and ATA’s new president Kathleen Duffy. Educators Jennifer Morgan and Kathleen Deignan; and […]
“Voices of the Great Work” (Part 2) * In part 2 of the annual meeting, composer Sam Guarnaccia; religious leaders Nancy Wright and Kevin Cawley; play producer Sant Aranda, and filmmakers Frank and Mary Frost explain how Teilhard de Chardin inspired their work. * Musician Sam Guarnaccia 00:00-8:55 Religious leader Nancy Wright 08:56-17:38 Religious leader […]
We need a climate change culture and a way to develop one. This article suggests that we look back in time to the 60’s to the insights of Marshal McLuhan and his concept of the Global Village. It hasn’t worked out the way he thought it would because it was taken over by the rulers […]
The underlying paradigm for cosmology is theoretical physics. In this paper we explore ways this framework might be extended with insights from information and computation studies and evolutionary developmental (evo-devo) biology. We also briefly consider implications of such a framework for cosmic culture. In organic systems, adaptive evolutionary development guides the production of intelligent, ordered […]
This article demonstrates how the CORONAVIRUS pandemic can prepare us to deal with climate change. After discussing the similarities and differences between the two realities it suggests the need for a different way of viewing and relating to the living Earth. *
In this creative short story, “The Illusionists,” Lacy Loar-Gruenler shares her account of how Kurt Gödel and Albert Einstein “murdered” time. Or did they? The text is available here. 2021 Conference in India Evolution of the Human Brain-Mind Complex by Ravi Sadana Draft Program 2021 Guidebook to India Living Earth Community Corona Verse, by Nanette Fondas Origins: Vol X Issue 4
It doesn’t take a pandemic to tell us that our culture has its values and rewards upside down. But it may take a pandemic to show us that we are also completely dependent on sound ecosystems, where viruses such as the new coronavirus have no reason to break away from their evolutionary niche. Tug on […]
This article indicates that we are living in a world dominated by men, especially at the political level. But it notes that more and more women are taking lead roles in many areas. Because of their personal experience they seem to ave a different way of seeing the world and giving it meaning. This way […]
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We are in the midst of the Corona pandemic. We are waiting for things to return to normal. But the current “normal ‘ is what is causing the problems. The pandemic is the portal to a climate changing world. We need a new normal. This article suggests we adopt the chrysalis experience as a model. […]
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