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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This essay challenges the dysfunction in today’s economic systems, questioning why essential care work is undervalued while exploitation thrives. It calls for redesigning money and work to reflect humanity’s deeper needs: equity, sustainability, and well-being, fostering a society where value is aligned with care, cooperation, and ecological stewardship.
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The text of handouts that accompany Shepway and District u3a Science, Philosophy, and Spirituality’s Meeting 2.10 – Global Cultures.
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Progress has long been seen as a linear road, but this metaphor fails to reflect the complexity of life. Drawing on insights from a u3a group, we propose the watershed as a richer symbol—a living system that gathers, integrates, and sustains, offering a new vision for humanity’s journey.
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During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the pursuit of wealth and power through global trade drove European empires to seek direct access to lucrative goods like spices, sugar, and tobacco, reshaping economies and societies across continents. In Ming China, the introduction of a silver tax intensified demand for silver with severe social consequences, while in the Americas, labour-intensive crops spurred the brutal reliance on enslaved Africans. As European powers like the Dutch and English East India Companies clashed over trade monopolies, joint stock companies emerged, allowing broader public investment and profit-sharing. This new economic structure, alongside the crown’s reliance on commercial success, laid the groundwork for modern capitalism and its enduring global influence.
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