Ecology of Community
Claremont School of Theology 1325 N College Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesEcology of Community: Process, Identity, and Transformation October 23-25, 2015 Claremont School of Theology, Butler 201 Claremont, CA Building upon the 10th International Whitehead Conference, this Fall conference will explore the foundations for conceiving and building a global ecological civilization. Presentations and discussions will focus particularly on the role of communities: How are ecology and…
For Our Common Home: Authors in Dialogue over Laudato Si’
Claremont School of Theology, Butler 201 1325 N. College Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesPresenters are contributors to For Our Common Home: Process-Relational Responses to Laudato Si’ (Process Century Press, 2015). Topics include Commentary on and Reception of the Encyclical, Elements of an Integral Ecology, Multi-Faith and Multi-Cultural Responses, What Now?, and The Call Forward. Tickets are $29 per person and can be purchsed here: Speakers Friday, April 1, 2016…
10th International Forum on Ecological Civilization
Pitzer College Claremont, CA, United StatesIt is no secret that our planet is in crisis. When China marches toward modernization, it is facing many disturbing problems like the West did. Finding an alternative to the current form of modernization has become an urgent issue. How to create an ecological civilization? What are the political, social and economic implications of ecological…
Alternative Futures: Pathways Toward Ecological Civilization
Claremont School of Theology, Butler 201 1325 N. College Ave, Claremont, CA, United StatesThis interactive conference seeks to explore and inspire new "social imaginaries" through case studies that represent real alternatives in humanity's movement toward positive futures. In recent years, a new sub-genre of speculative fiction, called climate fiction (cli-fi), has captivated the public’s imagination, providing apocalyptic and dystopian stories about a future wrecked by climate change. Whether…