The Emergence of a Second Renaissance:
This essay relates the work of the u3a “Science, Philosophy, and Spirituality” group, to the currents of thought that are leading some people to claim that we are entering a “Second Renaissance”.
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Perspective: Science, Philosophy, and Spirituality
2.07 Pestilence and Recovery
The Black Death brought devastation in its wake across much of Europe and Asia. It’s aftermath, however, carried far-reaching implications. This page contains links to the resources that supported the Shepway and District u3a’s Seminar for the Science, Philosophy, and Spirituality Group in September 2024.
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2.06 Spheres of Influence
Between 1000 and 1300 AD, the world underwent significant transformations that reshaped the political map of Eurasia and laid the groundwork for future developments. This page contains links to the resources that supported the Shepway and District u3a’s Seminar for the Science, Philosophy, and Spirituality Group in July 2024.
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2.05 Faiths and Empires
Much of the history we were taught at school was Eurocentric, reinforcing our Western worldview and way of thinking. This page contains resources from the Shepway and District u3a Science, Philosophy and SpiritualityGroup session on the early Mediaeval period (roughly 500 AD to 1000 AD) The approach is to look at the history differently: starting with the birth and flourishing of Islamic culture, turning to its Eastern contact with Tang China, its Western borders in Asia with Byzantium, and finally it’s struggle with Western Christendom.
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2.04 The Rise of Christianity
Resources supporting the Shepway and District u3a Science, Philosophy, and Spirituality discussion group, Season 2, Session 2.4 – The Rise of Christianity
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