Mohit Sharma

01:01 John’s book, The New Cosmic Story 07:27 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and cosmic evolution 16:29 What it means to say that “God is more Omega than Alpha” 21:44 John: We live in an “awakening universe” 27:28 Put […]

The theme of this newsletter is extinction. There is also news about Bruce Clarke and the Lynn Margulis archives at the Library of Congress, Lynn’s Boston University microscope to be displayed at the CosmoCaixa […]

This is a ritual, adapted from a Thich Nhat Hanh ritual, was used at the recent International Big History Conference in July at Villanova in Philadelphia, PA (US). It can be used in many settings, and easily […]

A film about Lynn Margulis, a scientific rebel who challenged entrenched theories of evolution to present a new narrative: life evolves through collaboration Symbiotic Earth is the story of a scientific rebel. A […]

This is the personal story of growing up Catholic and awakening to a New Story of the Cosmos. To purchase a copy, email carmelsmhiggins@gmail.com .

Power Point for a presentation given at the International Big History Association Conference at Villanova University, July 2018

This is a power point of a presentation given by Nobuo Tsujimura at the International Big History Conference at Villanova University, July 2018.

After a brief reflection on what I am calling a “We” awareness of creation’s unity and the many examples in the news of lack of this awareness, this site suggests the benefit of grieving these absences. It adds a […]

I was invited by the Italian-based Wisdom Factory to be interviewed on the subject of Creating Community Climate Change Cultures. The approach is based upon stories of my organizing experiences trying to adapt […]

This issue glimpses some of the important milestones over the past decade that have overthrown the Modern Synthesis in favor of the vision and science championed by Lynn Margulis. Discussed are the radical […]

In 2001 I was invited by Thomas Berry to attend a conference in Northern Virginia hosted by the London-based Gaia Foundation. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Berry’s new concept of an Earth […]

This site contains a reflection on Earth’s story of overcoming life-threats and what current threats could mean for evolution’s future. It also contains a suggested prayer that includes thanksgiving for Earth’s […]

In 2008 Ecuador became the first country in the world to enshrine the rights of nature into its constitution, affirming that nature has the right to “exist, persist, and maintain and regenerate its vital cycles, […]

Long before there were human laws people were guided by the Laws of Nature. This is still the case among many indigenous peoples. This article is about a conference in Virginia where Thomas Berry’s describes the […]

For at least 50,000 years, humanity has been on a journey of separation—pulling back from nature and becoming ever more differentiated, individuated, and empowered. In recent decades, we have become so dominant a […]

Environmental Evolution, the Lynn Margulis legacy course, is a big-picture science course that examines the co-evolution of life and the environment. It offers an understanding of Gaia Theory, Earth history, the […]

This issue is a bit different because it celebrates and announces the world premieres of the new documentary, “Symbiotic Earth – How Lynn Margulis rocked the boat and started a scientific revolution.” A new […]

This issue has discussions of life not as a thing, but as a dynamic process which makes definitive descriptions difficult or impossible. A report by Douglas Zook on his Global Ecology Education Initiative (GEEI) […]

This is a review and discussion about John Haught’s new book “The New Cosmic Story” and Ted Peter’s book “God in Cosmic History: Where Science and History Meet Religion”