Education

Education for the Ecozoic era involves a visionary experience and a set of concepts sufficient to guide humanity intuitively in a transition that involves civilizational change on a planetary scale. Further, it involves a new sensitivities to the integral functioning of Earth, the psychic energies in the structure of reality, and the possibilities of human community.

Current Educational Programs

Book Study of Alfred North Whitehead, Process and Reality
Beginning September 2015, 7:30 to 9:00 pm. (CES, Chapel Hill)
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Past Programs

Brian Swimme & Thomas Berry’s Universe Story:
Our Primary Sacred Story? (OLLI/CES, Durham)
October 22 to December 3 (five Wednesdays, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.)
Book Study of Alfred North Whitehead
Modes of Thought: Philosophy of Science and the Humanities
Monthly beginning October 7, 2014 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. (CES, Chapel Hill)
Thomas Berry’s Dream of the Earth: Foundations of an Ecological Civilization
(OLLI/CES, Durham, Fall 2014)
Sustainable Development: Lessons from Rio+20
(United Church of Chapel Hill, Fall 2012)
Robert Mesle’s Process-Relational Philosophy
An Introduction to Alfred North Whitehead (OLLI/CES, Durham, Winter 2012)
Thomas Berry’s The Great Work:
Transition from Industrial to Ecological Civilization
(OLLI/CES, Durham, Spring 2011)
Creation Spirituality (United Church of Chapel Hill, Fall 2009)

Kindred Groups

CES provides ecozoic education programs in the Piedmont area of North Carolina in connection with these kindred groups among others:

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NEW BIOGRAPHY ON THOMAS BERRY AT A 30% DISCOUNT

Columbia University Press published the first biography on Thomas Berry in spring 2019. The book was written by Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, and Andrew Angyal. The book was released just prior to the 10^thanniversary of Thomas Berry’s death on June 1, 2019. Information on the book and how to pre-order it at a 30% discount are available here.

Berry was one of the 20^thcentury’s most important thinkers. He had encyclopedic knowledge which he synthesized in books such as The Dream of the Earth and The Great Work. His works were intellectually profound, inspiring, and evocative. Anne Marie Dalton termed the latter characteristic poesis. His presentations, written work, and conversations changed the lives of many people and gave rise to a historic movement that is continuing.

FREE ACCESS TO ONLINE COURSES ON
JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERSE AND THOMAS BERRY

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 Universe and a course on TheWorldview of Thomas Berry. Each of these courses can be taken independently, followed by an Integrating Capstone course. These are MOOCs available on Coursera to anyone, anywhere on the planet.

Learners may audit these courses FREE OF CHARGE (with the exception of the capstone course). Or learners may register for all of the courses for a small fee and, upon completion, receive a specialization certificate. The courses do not have to be completed within the six-week period, rather, learners may take the classes and finish at their own pace.

Courses:

Journey of the Universe: The Unfolding of Life (film & book)
Journey Conversations: Weaving Knowledge and Action
The Worldview of Thomas Berry: Flourishing of the Earth Community
Integrating Capstone: Living Cosmology (only available as part of the specialization certificate—not available to audit)

For more details and to register, go to:

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/journey-of-the-universe