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Table of Contents for January-February 2019:

CES News by Herman Greene
What’s the Deal with the Green New Deal? by Alice Loyd
When Enough Is A’Plenty by Katherine Savage
A Remarkable Day at “Safe Passage” in Guatemala by Tim Toben
Return to India by Pat Moriarty
Green New Deal: Making It Work by Roy Morrison
Edward Goldsmith, The Way: An Ecological Worldview by Reviewer Herman Greene
The Philosophy of Organism and Process: Books by Alfred North Whitehead by Reviewer Herman Greene
The Universe Story Calendar Initiative by Thomas Spiritbringer
Bringing Back the Milk Man and Returnable Containers: The Loopstore by Herman Greene
Pre-Order New Biography on Thomas Berry at a 30% Discount by the Editor
Religion and Ecology Summit, March 15, 2019, San Francisco—Cosmovision: Thomas Berry and the Great Work by the Editor
Two-Part Salon on Journey of Universe Film in San Francisco, March 6 and March 13, Berkeley, California by the Editor
Free Access to Online Courses on Journey of the Universe and Thomas Berry by the Editor

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Delay in Publication of 2018 Journal on The Ecozoic Way: CES Foundational Papers We made a big push to get this issue off to the printer at the end of December 2018. At that time we sent the manuscript to several leaders in Thomas Berry’s work and they suggested important changes which involved additional writing. … Read More

What’s the Deal with the Green New Deal?

by Alice Loyd
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Climate change is finally getting a lot of mainstream media coverage, and recently most of that has been about the phenomenon known as the Green New Deal (the GND). The GND and its photogenic sponsor Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (also known by her initials AOC), Democrat from New York, have even taken attention away from the … Read More

When Enough Is A’Plenty

by Katherine Savage
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An angel of a’plenty summoned my first garden plot. She came to me from the other side at a time when I needed a nudge to get out of bed. I’d been in bed metaphorically for a few years, from the profundity of my discouragement in human behavior. I was feeling the holes rather than … Read More

A Remarkable Day at “Safe Passage” in Guatemala

by Tim Toben
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About 20 years ago a young woman from Maine named Hanley Demming visited Guatemala. A friend invited her to come see something in the large landfill, in the center of the city. What she saw changed her life. Hundreds of families scavenging for food and salvaging what they could to sell—plastic, glass, aluminum, etc.—were living … Read More

Return to India

by Pat Moriarty
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Sometimes in my life I have stumbled into lessons that seem unusual and unconventional. On my recent trip to Mumbai, India I found myself a student once again. The topic was acceptance. I had returned after almost three years for what I hoped was a final round of major dental work, to an exceptional clinic and … Read More

Green New Deal: Making It Work

by Roy Morrison
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At last a proposal for a Green New Deal has been introduced in Congress by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY (AOC), and Senator Ed Markey, D-MA, as a joint resolution with an outline of basic principles. The intent of the Green New Deal is threefold: First, reduce carbon dioxide emissions close to zero by 2030. Second, pull carbon … Read More

Edward Goldsmith, The Way: An Ecological Worldview

by Reviewer Herman Greene
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Thomas Berry wrote in The Great Work that ecology is not another course or program, it is the foundation of all courses because it is a functional cosmology. Berry never to my knowledge explained why he sometimes wrote that the universe story is a functional cosmology and, at other times, ecology is a functional cosmology. It … Read More

The Philosophy of Organism and Process: Books by Alfred North Whitehead

by Reviewer Herman Greene
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Alfred North Whitehead, Science and the Modern World (1925; 1stpaperback ed., New York: The Free Press, 1967) ______, Process and Reality: An Essay in Cosmology, corrected ed., ed. David Ray Griffin and Donald W. Sherburne (1929; corrected ed., New York: The Free Press, 1978) ______, Adventures of Ideas (1933; 1stpaperback ed., New York: The Free Press, 1967) … Read More

The Universe Story Calendar Initiative

by Thomas Spiritbringer
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The way out is the invention of new, life-enhancing cultures. This amounts to a reinvention of the symbols that orient us to the powers in space and time. We have exploded beyond the fossilized knowledge of The Gregorian Calendar. —Brian Thomas Swimme From Foreword to The Universe Story Calendar Book The Universe Story Calendar (TUSC) … Read More

Bringing Back the Milk Man and Returnable Containers: The Loopstore

by Herman Greene
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In general Ecozoans tend toward deep ecology. Deep ecology stresses the inherent worth of all living beings and the need to reduce human impact on other species. Deep ecologists favor “down-scaling”: The [principles of deep ecology] can be reduced to three simple propositions: Wilderness and biodiversity preservation Human population control Simple living (or treading lightly on … Read More

Pre-Order New Biography on Thomas Berry at a 30% Discount

by the Editor
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Columbia University Press will publish the first biography on Thomas Berry in spring 2019. The book was written by Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, and Andrew Angyal. The book will be released just prior to the 10thanniversary of Thomas Berry’s death on June 1, 2019. Information on the book and how to pre-order it at … Read More

Religion and Ecology Summit, March 15, 2019, San Francisco—Cosmovision: Thomas Berry and the Great Work

by the Editor
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The California Institute of Integral Studies will hold a religion and ecology summit on March 15, 2019 at Namaste Hall, 1453 Mission Street, San Francisco, California, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The cost of the event is $10. Featured speakers are Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, Brian Swimme, and Drew Dellinger. For additional information … Read More

Two-Part Salon on Journey of Universe Film in San Francisco, March 6 and March 13, Berkeley, California

by the Editor
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On March 6, 2019, there will be a private screening of the Journey of the Universe film in Berkeley, California. The event begins with a vegetarian potluck at 7:00 pm On March 13, 2019, there will be an interactive dialogue with the co-creators of the film—Mary Evelyn Tucker and Brian Thomas Swimme. The event will … Read More

Free Access to Online Courses on Journey of the Universe and Thomas Berry

by the Editor
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Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim, Yale University, are offering four six-week online courses. Brian Thomas Swimme provides introductory comments. These are featured as a specialization under the title: “Journey of the Universe: A Story for our Times.” They are available in English and in Chinese. This specialization includes two courses on Journey of the … Read More

The Ecozoic Review replaces former online magazine:
CES Musings: Chronicling the Transition from Economic-Industrial to Ecological-Cultural Societies.
For back issues of CES Musings (2008 – 2017), click here.

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