Provides a unifying scenario of cosmic evolution from radiation to culture showing an increase in energy density flow. The case is made that increasing energy density flows leads to increasing complexity. A further case is made that a necessary condition for the emergence of complexity is the expansion of the universe. Explains a hierarchy of […]
In this website there is a series of watercolor paintings and collages that were created in celebration of the new story of the evolutionary universe. Each painting is accompanied by reflections on some aspect of the new story related to the painting. The website also includes photographs of several “accordion books” that are celebrations of […]
Connie Barlow, creator of The Great Story website, asked a number of people to write about how the the great story influences the individual’s experience and understanding of their particular religious tradition. This essay describes how religious traditions, in this case Quakerism, can find a home within the news story, and how individuals may be […]
Members of The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) seek in their silent worship communion with and guidance from the indwelling Light. And they seek to be faithful to the leadings/guidance that may emerge in consciousness in the silence and from shared vocal messages in the worshiping community. This form of spiritual life has not found […]
The new story of the evolutionary universe shows clearly that we emerged within and belong to the magnificent unfolding story yet a felt participation in the story and its numinous depths is often elusive. This book describe a pathway to finding a personal depth of belonging to the story. It uses the breakthroughs in our […]
This remarkable evolution series, narrated by the Universe itself, concludes with this third book, the amazing story of mammals and humans. It picks up after From Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth Story with the extinction of dinosaurs, and tells how tiny mammals survived and morphed into lots of new Earthlings … horses, […]
“Once upon a time” meets science in a this children’s picture book that tells the thrilling story of how life began on Earth. The second in a trilogy of Universe stories – the first being “Born with a Bang: The Universe Tells Our Cosmic Story”– this book picks up the story with the first appearance […]
The is the first book in a Universe Story Trilogy that tells the story from the Big Bang to today. Born With a Bang tells the story of the birth of the universe through the formation of the solar system. The series is targeted for the elementary level, but is used in colleges and by […]
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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.
