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
Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim Retire from Teaching
After 25 years leading the novel initiative they co-founded, the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology’s Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim will retire from teaching this spring, but the field of study they created continues to grow worldwide. To read the article published...
Special Discount Offer on Audio Version of COSMOGENESIS
Brian Swimme's book COSMOGENESIS is now required reading in our Deeptime Leadership & Wellbeing Program. It's a must for anyone interested in the New Cosmology. This is the audio version at a discount.
Listen for Guidance, Taking the Risk of Thinking for Ourselves
In the smartphone age, the fear of disconnection and the overconfidence of always having the answer is a dangerous combination. It leads to a complacent kind of groupthink that dulls creativity and deprives us of the thrill of venturing alone down an unfamiliar path,...
Ecozoic Wisdom Circles
Eco-zoic Wisdom Circles are small groups of people committed to four foci identified by Thomas Berry. These are: • the wisdom of indigenous peoples the world over, • the wisdom of ancient religious systems both institutional and the free-flowing wisdom of spiritual...
Deeptime Leadership & Wellbeing Program (2023-2024)
It's up on the site -- the description of the upcoming nine month Deeptime Leadership & Wellbeing Program, our third Leadership Program. To go to the description page, click here, or click on the blue button above and to the right.
Lawrence L. Edwards (1941-2022)
The above image is of Larry and Jean Edwards in the redwood forest of Santa Cruz, CA, two weeks before he said goodby. Lawrence L. Edwards 1941-2022 A Life Story by Jean Edwards Lawrence L. Edwards died peacefully on November 10, 2022, at home, in Paso Robles, CA,...
Family Ritual: Celebrating Cataclysm and Gratitude
A number of my family members are experiencing cataclysmic loss: an unexpected loss of a beloved job, a sudden closing of a school, a cousin’s boyfriend committed suicide, and the death of dear ones, to name a few. We felt a need to create a ritual during our...
Standing on Holy Ground: Thomas Berry’s Primary Revelation
Ever since I was introduced to Thomas Berry's work in 2000, his thinking has informed and enriched my own beyond measure. For this essay, I chose one of my favorite of his ideas: that we expand our vision beyond our treasured texts to include Earth herself as our...
“Healing to – ” as Our Greatest Act of Leadership
13.8 Billion years ago the Universe birthed the element of our beginnings – hydrogen. Then came Helium, Lithium, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen…and the birthing continued. Conditions were perfect for Mother Earth to come into BE-ing. The macrocosm duplicated itself in the...
The Poetic Universe: Interweaving Cosmology, Poetry and Deep Time
THE POETIC UNIVERSE INTERWEAVING COSMOLOGY, POETRY AND DEEP TIME Cosmology as an ancient wisdom tradition draws from science, theology, art, poetry, and philosophy…Its terminology…generally seeks to make use of language arising out of our experience of living within...
