From the scale of planet Earth, at a few thousands of kilometers, to the scale of the observable Universe, at nearly 100 billion light-years, there’s a long way from here to the cosmic horizon. But rather than a linear scale, which would take several quintillions of Earths lined end-to-end to reach the limits of the […]
A review of the book, Race and Cosmos, referred to in the ongoing course,
Thomas Berry (1914-2009) was a historian of world religions and an early voice awakening moral sensibilities to the environmental crisis. He is known for articulating a “new story” of the universe that explores the implications of the evolutionary sciences and cultural traditions for creating a flourishing future. This course investigates Berry’s life and thought in […]
This article reports on the framework and results of the first Deeptime Leadership Program offered through the Deeptime Network. Click on “Link to File” top right. For info about the upcoming DEEPTIME LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, click here!
Our Time Could the challenges we’re facing at this time be feedback from the universe that a new vision of the human is needed, one that includes all people, cultivates a just world, and resonates with the dynamics of the universe and the Earth community? How are we to make sense of the seismic shift […]
When I first saw the images from JWST I recognized immediately that they each represented one of the major science missions of the new telescope. It also struck me that in our Deeptime perspective each one of the images represents one of the expressions of cosmogenesis and a major theme of human (and life’s) experience. […]
New book just published Science, Religion and Deep Time (2022) Edited By Lowell Gustafson, Barry Rodrigue, David Blanks. Routledge.This book examines the meaning of religion within the scientific, evidence-based history of our known past since the big bang. While our current major religions are only centuries or millennia old, our volume discusses the origins and […]
I have always wondered why black holes arouse so much fascination among folks that barely understand what they are. I asked that question to my adult learners to whom I recently taught a 3-week course on black holes. My students struggled with their answer and after some pause pointed to one of the strange properties […]
In our climate changing world we need to make some significant changes. The title of this article suggests that we are moving in the wrong direction. We are making things worse. We need an “off ramp”–a way of going in a different direction. We need to change the way we think about the new climate […]
By Helen Thompson Smithsonian Magazine September 9, 2014 An art exhibition at the National Academy...
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Creation Spirituality: Reawakening Mysticism, Protecting Our Planet
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Committed to guiding adults in their journey as they discover the truths about childhood and study Montessori pedagogy. Personal growth and deep understanding prepares us for success.
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