Let’s Get Metaphysical: A Response to James Miller on Cosmology and Practical Action on the Environment By John J. Thatamanil Photo credit: “Yin Yang” by Sapperlott is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 In a July 16th blog for this Read more…
A day of encounters, co-organized by the Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Culture and Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge On 4 June 2019, Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge and the Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Read more…
How Not to Be the Easter Police: On the Resurrection of the Earth By John J. Thatamanil Photo by Marion Grau A certain kind of theologian—I was once one among them—scrupulously draws a sharp dichotomy Read more…
A roundtable discussion at the conference of the International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture (ISSRNC), devoted to “Religion/Water/Climate: Changing Cultures and Landscapes,” University College Cork, Cork City, Ireland, 13-16 June 2019 Read more…
A day of encounters, co-organized by the Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Culture and Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge 4 June 2019 in Groningen, The Netherlands Discussions about sustainability often focus on questions of health, Read more…
Poetic Science: How Literature Conveys Knowledge of Nature By Kocku von Stuckrad For most non-specialists, much information about the natural world is drawn from newspapers, TV, and popular books. Even scientists are influenced by those Read more…
The Flint Knapper Who Cried “Snake” By Sarah Pike During the Closing Circle of Rabbitstick Primitive Skills Gathering, a flint knapper (who shapes rocks by hand to make stone tools) asked the participants, “How do Read more…
Perception and the Platypus By Jay Johnston I was desperate to see a platypus. Standing on riverbanks I would look out, simultaneously expectant and forlorn, scanning for signs of this notoriously shy monotreme. The platypus Read more…
Major Themes and Insights for the Work of the New Center On 25 August 2018, Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge was officially launched with a stimulating program of speakers and discussions in Berlin. The general theme being Read more…
Making Senses: Poetic Knowledge of Nature in Science, Art, and Shamanic Ritual by Kocku von Stuckrad Download a PDF Version of this essay (6 MB) Abstract The five senses of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching Read more…
