宇宙之旅：我们时代的故事

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课程概况

宇宙之旅：我们时代的故事是由耶鲁大学林业与环境研究学院的高级研究学者 Mary Evelyn Tucker和 John Grim创建的课程系列。课程将进化科学的发现与历史，哲学，艺术和宗教等人文科学相结合。本专业的课程借鉴了获得艾美奖的电影 “宇宙之旅”，耶鲁大学出版社出版的书籍，以及对科学家和环保主义者的20次采访，名为“旅程对话”。

每周都会有一本由旅行书合着的Brian Thomas Swimme撰写的简短评论。

作为专业化的一部分，我们调查托马斯·贝瑞的生活，托马斯·贝瑞是世界宗教的历史学家，他以阐述宇宙的“新故事”而着称，探索了进化科学和文化传统对创造繁荣未来的影响。

包含课程

课程1
宇宙之旅：生命的展开

Journey of the Universe weaves together the discoveries of the evolutionary sciences together with humanities such as history, philosophy, art, and religion. The course draws on the Emmy-award winning film, Journey of the Universe, and the book from Yale University Press. Journey explores cosmic evolution as a creative process based on connection, interdependence, and emergence. It examines a range of dynamic interactions in the unfolding of galaxies, Earth, life, and human communities. It investigates ways in which we understand evolutionary processes and the implications for humans and our ecological future. The Journey course, thus, is based on a new integration that is emerging from the dialogue of the sciences and humanities. Journey tells the story of evolution as an epic narrative, rather than as a series of facts separated by scientific disciplines. This changes our perception so that we begin to see ourselves as an integral part of this narrative. By situating ourselves within this story we can better appreciate the complexity and beauty of processes such as self-organizing dynamics, natural selection, emergence, symbiosis, and co-evolution. As we discover these intricate processes of evolution, we awaken to the beauty and complexity of our natural environment at this critical juncture in our planetary history.

课程2
旅程对话：编织知识和行动

Journey of the Universe weaves together the discoveries of the evolutionary sciences together with humanities such as history, philosophy, art, and religion. This course draws on the Journey of the Universe Conversations, a series of 20 interviews with scientists and environmentalists. The first 10 interviews are with scientists and historians who deepen our understanding of the evolutionary process of universe, Earth, and humans. The second 10 interviews are with environmentalists, teachers, and artists who explore the connections between the universe story and the practices for a flourishing Earth community.

课程3
托马斯贝瑞的世界观：地球社区的蓬勃发展

Thomas Berry (1914-2009) was a historian of world religions and an early voice awakening moral sensibilities to the environmental crisis. He is known for articulating a “new story” of the universe that explores the implications of the evolutionary sciences and cultural traditions for creating a flourishing future. This course investigates Berry’s life and thought in relation to the Journey of the Universe project. It draws on his books, articles, and recorded lectures to examine such ideas as: the New Story, the Great Work, and the emerging Ecozoic era. The course explores Berry’s insights into cosmology as a context for locating the human in a dynamic unfolding universe and thus participating in the creative work of our times. In particular, we will examine Berry’s reflections on renewal and reform in the areas of ecology, economics, education, spirituality, and the arts. Course Rationale: Thomas Berry was an original, creative, and comprehensive thinker, especially regarding the critical nature of our global environmental crisis. His intellectual importance resides in his response to the ecological crisis by bringing together the humanities and science in an evolutionary narrative. In addition, he articulated the need for the moral participation of the world religions in addressing environmental issues. He came to this realization largely through his study of cosmologies embedded within religious traditions. Sensing the significance of these stories as “functional cosmologies” he explored the widespread influence that these stories transmitted through a tradition, for example, in rituals, ethics, and subsistence practices.

预备知识

这些课程是介绍性的，针对受过教育的公众，从大学教育到没有大学教育的人。

不需要任何先决条件知识 - 只需要了解宇宙，地球和生命的复杂发展。在这个史诗般的故事中，我们将探讨人类在当前社会和生态挑战中的作用。