Suggested Readings
To Develop the Human Potential, by Maria Montessori (1948)
Children of the Universe: Cosmic Education in the Montessori Elementary Classroom, by Michael and D’Neil Duffy (Originally released in 2002, Updated in 2013?)
https://dtnetwork/resource/children-of-the-universe-cosmic-education-in-the-montessori-elementary-classroom/
Universe Story Trilogy (Targeted for children, Great for all Ages for learning the Story):
Born With a Bang by Jennifer Morgan, Illustrations by Dana Lynn Andersen https://dtnetwork/resource/born-with-a-bang-the-universe-tells-our-cosmic-story-book-1/
From Lava to Life by Jennifer Morgan, Illustrations by Dana Lynn Andersenhttps://dtnetwork/resource/from-lava-to-life-the-universe-tells-our-earth-story-book-2-in-a-universe-story-trilogy/
Mammals Who Morph by Jennifer Morgan, Illustrations by Dana Lynn Andersen https://dtnetwork/resource/mammals-who-morph-the-universe-tells-our-evolution-story-book-3-in-a-universe-story-trilogy-2/
Journey of the Universe (Book) by Brian Swimme and Mary Evelyn Tucker (2011)
https://dtnetwork/resource/journey-universe-book/
Journey of the Universe (Movie), Narrated by Brian Swimme, Produced by Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim (2011) https://dtnetwork/resource/journey-of-the-universe-movie/
Journey of the Universe (Conversations/Educational Series Overview) (2012)
The New Story (Landmark Essay by Thomas Berry, 1978)
https://dtnetwork/resource/the-new-story/
The Dream of the Earth, by Thomas Berry (1988)
https://dtnetwork/resource/the-dream-of-the-earth/
The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future (2000)
https://dtnetwork/resource/the-great-work-our-way-into-the-future/
The Sacred Universe: Earth, Spirituality and Religion in the Twenty First Century, by Thomas Berry (2009)
https://dtnetwork/resource/the-sacred-universe-earth-spirituality-and-religion-in-the-twenty-first-century
The Great Story (Video, 2002)
https://dtnetwork/resource/thomas-berry-the-great-story-home-video-version/
The Universe is a Green Dragon: A Cosmic Creation Story, by Brian Swimme (1984)
http://www.amazon.com/Universe-Green-Dragon-Cosmic-Creation/dp/0939680149/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412018393&sr=1-3&keywords=the+universe+story
The Universe Story: From the Primordial Flaring Forth to the Ecozoic Era–A Celebration of the Unfolding Cosmos, by Thomas Berry and Brian Swimme (1994)
https://dtnetwork/resource/the-universe-story-from-the-primordial-flaring-forth-to-the-ecozoic-era-a-celebration-of-the-unfolding-cosmos/
The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos: Humanity and the New Story, by Brian Swimme (1999)
https://dtnetwork/resource/the-hidden-heart-of-the-cosmos-humanity-and-the-new-story/
Epic of Evolution, by Eric Chaisson (2007)
https://dtnetwork/resource/epic-of-evolution-seven-ages-of-the-cosmos/
The Gaia Hypothesis, by James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis
Big History: Between Nothing and Everything, by David Christian, Cynthia Stokes Brown, and Craig Benjamin (2014)
https://dtnetwork/resource/big-history-between-nothing-and-everything-new-york-mcgraw-hill-2014/
Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present, by Cynthia Stokes Brown (2007)
https://dtnetwork/resource/cynthia-stokes-brown-big-history-from-the-big-bang-to-the-present-2nd-ed-new-york-new-press-2012-1st-ed-2007/
Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History, by David Christian (2011)
https://dtnetwork/resource/maps-of-time-an-introduction-to-big-history/
This Fleeting World: A Short History of Humanity
https://dtnetwork/resource/this-fleeting-world-a-short-history-of-humanity/
Suggested Readings
The Sacred and the Profane – A Review
(Photo Credit:©svetlanakononov7 - stock.adobe.com used under license' The Sacred and the Profane - A Review The Sacred and the Profane is a classic book on the history of religion and mythology. Find out how it reveals the Universe, Nature, and Humanity as our...
‘Making Peace with Nature’ Report Offers Sustainable Blueprint
‘Making Peace with Nature’ is the title of a new report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Find out how it lays out a blueprint for solving our climate, biodiversity and pollution challenges (Photo credit: UN News)
Introduction to the Noosphere
Introduction to the Noosphere is the first of 49 episodes from Brian Thomas Swimme exploring the evolving Universe and Earth, the emergence of the noosphere, and humanity's relationship with it. This project has been produced with Human Energy. As a word, "noosphere"...
The Ambient Christ, The Inside Story of God in Science, Scripture and Spirituality
Modern science and world religions agree that there is a unified field in the cosmos that holds everything together. Science calls it a field of fundamental forces and elementary particles. Religion calls it God and accepts it by faith as an impenetrable mystery. In...
Paperback or digital: Evolutionary Dancer. Out, In, and On the Fringe of the Church
SEARCHING TO MAKE PEACE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL BELIEFS, TODAY'S SCIENCE, AND THE BOURGEONING PLANETARY CRISIS, this clergy / author takes a grand leap out of the Christian culture to open an Eco-spirituality centre in the woods. Hosting cosmologists, environmental...
Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology — Feb. Newsletter 2021
This newsletter includes: Earthrise by Amanda Gorman Terra Carta for Nature, People & Planet Yanomami leader elected to Brazilian Academy of Sciences Religion & Ecology Early-Career Scholars Reading Group Calendar of Events and more . . . ...
Sacred Mystery in the Heart of Creation Online Retreat
Saturday, March 27, 2021 (10:00 AM - 3:00 PM) Participate in this Retreat (via zoom) Facilitated by Linda Neil, CSJ Jesus was immersed in the Sacred Mystery, which pulsates throughout the universe. Many of Jesus' teachings grew out of the wonder of Creation....
Applying a NEW COSMOLOGY in Life & the World (Course Starts March 3rd)
A Course to Foster Emergence . . . In the midst of chaos, a planetary nervous system is emerging with the NEW COSMOLOGY as its foundation. People are reflecting together, creating rituals & practices, engaging powerfully in the crises of our day; creating art,...
John Lewis, In Memoriam.
At the end of this year we remember the life of John Lewis, a leader in the struggle against racial discrimination. His life provides an example of how we might engage in what he described as "Good Trouble" to deal with the climate changing world we now exist in.
Family Christmas Stories
In the saddest Christmas with the pandemic that most of us will have ever experienced we need a way to encourage ourselves. In our family we do it by telling one another stories. This chronicle is about some of our Bell-family Christmas stories. At the end is a link...
