World Views

Accelerating climate change, and an array of other serious global problems and conflicts, prompting some theorists to warn of a “societal collapse”, suggest that the time has come for a new, global social contract, including what I am calling a “global governance initiative.”  Here is a brief summary of this situation, and of my prescription.

It’s up to us to create our own light during these dark times. In Let the Bells Ring Out, Barbara Lloyd McMichael writes about the National Bell Festival and the noble act of bell restoration. Why does humanity make the same mistakes over and over? We posed this question when we interviewed Dr. Peter Corning. In this age of anxiety, there is a way to flourish. Take a lesson from my essay “The Renaissance Belongs to You.” I wish you many blessings and much joy during this holiday season! – Patricia Vaccarino