Story tells of our struggles to respond to the fears of terrorism and needs of refugees in the midst of Christmas, 2015. A family struggling to know what they believe are visited by a caravan of wiseones offering unusual and cosmic gifts. The author weaves scripture and cosmology to create an entertaining and relevant expression […]
This issue deals with the origins of long history of almost all ideas, the fallacy of “arguments from authority,” the framing of ideas as “extraordinary”, Lynn Margulis’s “math of biology 1 + 1 = 1,” misappropriation of the scientific term “symbiogenesis” in John Archibald’s history of the current rethinking biology in terms of collaborating consortia, […]
A story offered on Advent 2 in a rural congregation where The Universe Story as well as the Bible is considered a sacred text. In this story, the second in an Advent’ure series, Rev. Dr. Carol Kilby explores the cosmic power of emergence and the Christian virtue of peace within the context of a working […]
A reflection offered on Advent 1 in a small rural United Church of Canada congregation where we are growing in an evolutionary faith. Thanks must be given to John Haught for his insights as to a “cosmic hope and cosmic patience.”
Review of Grandmother Fish, with an emphasis on the right age to start teaching evolution to...
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For six months the members of this website have been discussing the question, “Is the universe a living system?” It was only a question of time before someone raised the issue (going back to Galileo in the early 17th Century) of whether there in an ingrained conflict between science and religion. It was not surprising […]
A presentation to the European Society for Literature,Science and the Arts (SLSAeu) at their 2015 meeting on “Scale” in Malta. The presentation discusses the new paradigms in biology and evolution that have provided new support for the importance of the microcosmos, symbiosis, Gaia theory, and the work of Martin Brasier on his discovery of “the […]
An scientific analysis of the statement “The Universe is a living system.” There are very specific criteria for the statement of a scientific hypothesis, which are outlined. There is also a method by which scientific terms are changed, broadened, narrowed or replaced. The scientific definition of a term, such as “life” may not be complete […]
Narrative report of a course at a Jesuit College honouring the integral process of the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm (context, experience, reflection, action, evaluation) showing the shift as a result of understanding themselves in an evolutionary and integral story.
This downloadable resource is for any group wanting to know what Pope Francis actually wrote in...
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Our Vision is to ignite our sense of connectedness with Earth and nurture a spirituality of Earth care through learning circles.
Creation Spirituality: Reawakening Mysticism, Protecting Our Planet
Gladwyne Montessori is an independent Montessori school on Philadelphia’s Main Line.
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.
The result is transformative.
