EarthCurrents : the struggle for the world's soul / Howard A. Snyder.

Author/creator Snyder, Howard A.
Format Book
Publication InfoNashville : Abingdon Press, ©1995.
Description334 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introd. Earth and spirit -- Pt.1. Key global trends: where is the world going? -- Looking to 2030 -- Online: the new shape of global culture -- Global web: the emerging world economy -- Gender power: the feminist revolution -- Fragile greenhouse: the environment at risk -- Vital strings: DNA and superstrings -- Electric minds: artificial intelligence and virtual reality -- Western decline: America's final hour? -- New world order: global culture or clash of civilizations? -- Pt.2. Emerging global worldviews: what are folks believing? -- Global economics: a pragmatic worldview -- Quantum mystery: a new scientific worldview? -- Life on a living planet: the Gaia worldview -- Divine design: God in the shadows? -- The force of fate: determinism revisited -- Postmodernism: the death of worldviews? -- Pt.3. Personal meaning in the global city: at home in the cosmos? -- The future and the ecology of meaning -- Order, surprise, and beauty: the coherence of meaning -- Story, history, and truth -- Worldviews and worldstory -- End of story/beginning of story.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 307-319) and index.
Other titleEarth currents.
LCCN 94040468
ISBN0687114497 (acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GE170 .S66 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold