Category: Current Issues
Harbinger Thinking
Posted by Mike Bell | Apr 7, 2020 | Adult Education, Article, Blog, Cosmic Evolution, Current Issues, Ecology/Sustainability, Education, Government, Higher Education, Law, Middle 6 - 8, New Cosmology, Religion/Spirituality, Resource I Created, Secondary 9 - 12, Social Justice |
Harbinger thinking suggests a way that the present COVID-19 Pandemic can provide some useful ways of dealing with the next major challenge coming down the road–climate change. Unlike the pandemic it will be a challenge lasting for generations. This article outlines the various areas where a change in thinking must occur.
On a journey to a Climate Change Culture.
Posted by Mike Bell | Mar 16, 2020 | Adult Education, Article, Current Issues, Higher Education, Law, Lifelong, Middle 6 - 8, New Cosmology, Religion/Spirituality, Resource I Created, Secondary 9 - 12, The New Story |
In a previous chronicle I noted the need for a Climate Change Culture. In this chronicle I explain how we might go about developing one. It discusses the obstacles on the journey, how to get involved, moving into action by joining a community group and the need to build resilience though personal Earth-based spiritual practices […]
Origins: The Bulletin of the IBHA, Volume X Number 1
Posted by Lowell Gustafson | Mar 7, 2020 | Adult Education, Article, Big History, Cosmic Evolution, Current Issues, Document, Ecology/Sustainability, Higher Education, Lifelong, Religion/Spirituality, Resource I Created, Science |
The Bulletin of the IBHA, Volume X Number 1
Connecting Deep Time and Depth Psychology
Posted by Geoff Ainscow | Mar 7, 2020 | Adult Education, Audio, Book, Current Issues, Epic of Evolution, Higher Education, Lifelong, Resource I Recommend (Didn't Create), Secondary 9 - 12, The New Story |
What’s the connection between Deep Time and Depth Psychology? Well, the word ‘deep’ gives away the answer. Deep time is the time way before our experience. Most of us can go back to remember our grandparents or great grandparents, but go back 100 years, maybe, but a 1,000 years or a million years we have […]
The Child-Mother
Posted by Mike Bell | Feb 3, 2020 | Article, Blog, Current Issues, Epic of Evolution, Middle 6 - 8, Other, Resource I Created, Secondary 9 - 12 |
This is the story about the need for adults to help young people to deal with climate change. It...
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Posted by Mike Bell | Jan 17, 2020 | Blog, Cosmic Evolution, Current Issues, Government, Resource I Created, Social Justice, The New Story |
No group has done more to force our world to deal with climate change than young people, many of them inspired by Greta ThunBerg. However, in spite of the demonstrations around the world, teenagers are relatively powerless. They are completely dependent upon older people to create the needed changes to deal with climate change. But, […]
Reframing for a Climate Change Culture
Posted by Mike Bell | Dec 7, 2019 | Adult Education, Blog, Current Issues, Document, Higher Education, Journey of the Universe, Lifelong, Other, Resource I Created, Secondary 9 - 12, The New Story |
This article describes the need to re-frame to create a climate change culture to deal with climate change
Climate Change–Preparing for the Worst But Hoping for the Best
Posted by Mike Bell | Nov 26, 2019 | Article, Blog, Cosmic Evolution, Current Issues, Religion/Spirituality, Resource I Created, Science, The New Story |
This blog provides a review of two recent articles about climate change–the worst. But it also provides some encouraging insights on hope from an experienced spiritual leader with a different concept of hope.
Converting the Churches to a New Cosmology
Posted by Mike Bell | Nov 6, 2019 | Article, Biology and Earth Systems Science, Current Issues, Education, Journey of the Universe, Law, New Cosmology, Religion/Spirituality, Resource I Created |
This article describes the need for Christian churches to adopt a new cosmology that is more...
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