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Facing the Fall

Facing the Fall By Whitney A. Bauman “Burn it all down,” was the recent response of a friend when we were talking about the 2024 US election, the conflicts in Israel-Palestine, the rise of nationalisms Read more…

January 7, 2025

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The Power of EMPATHY and the Inspirational Moment

The Power of EMPATHY and the Inspirational Moment By David R. Hawkins When recording his revolutionary score for the film Ascenseur pour l’échafaud, Miles Davis immersed himself so completely in the characters’ lives that he Read more…

December 17, 2024

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The Misery that Will Come: Notes on the 2024 US Election

The Misery that Will Come: Notes on the 2024 US Election By Marcia Pally When you strike a tuning fork, for a moment you hear not only the odd A-note designed for musical instruments but Read more…

November 19, 2024

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When Does an Individual Human Life Begin? Learning Science from Scientists

When Does an Individual Human Life Begin? Learning Science from Scientists By Scott F. Gilbert When is a science an ethnoscience? When can we say that the observations of nature are being proscribed by the Read more…

October 29, 2024

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Introducing “Mitwelt” Ethics

Introducing “Mitwelt” Ethics By Kocku von Stuckrad We’re in the midst of a planetary transformation that needs new ideas and new languages for building healthier relationships between humans and the nonhuman worlds. In recent years, a Read more…

October 14, 2024

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Erotic Ecology: Ecosexuals and F#$% for Forest

Erotic Ecology: Ecosexuals and F#$% for Forest By Whitney A. Bauman One of the ideas behind queer studies is that heteronormativity is an essential part of what keeps us locked into hierarchies of oppression, at Read more…

October 1, 2024

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The Climate Movement Has Named Its Enemy. Religious Traditions Can Help

The Climate Movement Has Named Its Enemy. Religious Traditions Can Help By Kevin J. O’Brien In May, anonymous attendees reported on a meeting at the Mar-a-Lago Club between Donald Trump and some of the U.S.’s Read more…

September 16, 2024

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“The Journey of Pachamama” – Dark Green Christianity in West Germany During the 1980s

“The Journey of Pachamama” – Dark Green Christianity in West Germany During the 1980s By Maria Schubert and Simon Wiesgickl In 1989, the German theologian Bärbel von Wartenberg-Potter wrote a small book with the title Read more…

September 3, 2024

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Narrative Warfare and the Noosphere in Steve Bannon’s Populist Revolt

Narrative Warfare and the Noosphere in Steve Bannon’s Populist Revolt By Boris Shoshitaishvili and Lisa H. Sideris On July 1, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling that granted Donald Trump considerable immunity from prosecution Read more…

July 9, 2024

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The Bodywork of Social Transformation

The Bodywork of Social Transformation By Anna Mercedes In a 2007 article, philosopher Maria Lugones quietly made a very large claim. She articulated the ways that modern colonialism violently rewrote sex and gender norms with Read more…

July 3, 2024