“From the Enlightenment to Today: What They Did, Why They Did It, and What Has Happened Since” explores how key Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution thinkers sought to address the crises of their time. It examines their successes, unintended consequences, and how their ideas evolved—highlighting the need for further refinement and expansion today.
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Hope That Heals, Hope That Harms explores the critical difference between restorative hope, which clings to an unsustainable past, and generative hope, which embraces reality and renewal. Using the contrast between Chamberlain and Churchill, it challenges nostalgic illusions and calls for a future-oriented, regenerative vision of human responsibility and planetary flourishing.
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The Relational Responsibility Manifesto has evolved into a call for moral and existential leadership across secular, spiritual, and religious domains. This post explores its latest version, drawing on Cynthia Bourgeault’s Law of Three and Paul’s vision of faith, hope, and love, to frame responsibility as the creative force driving planetary and societal regeneration.
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A call for moral and existential responsibility, whether understood in secular, spiritual, or religious terms.
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Modernity emerged through 17th-century global maritime trade, fostering capitalism, financial institutions, and scientific advancements. The Enlightenment provided intellectual foundations, shaping democracy and individual rights. Rather than a solely European phenomenon, modernity was a global process, shaped by interconnected trade, governance, and exploitation, culminating in the Industrial Revolution’s acceleration.
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