Ecological Civilization

The Living Universe Story: A Participatory Integral Spirit Cosmology for an Ecological Civilization

The Living Universe Story: A Participatory Integral Spirit Cosmology for an Ecological Civilization (2026), explores the cosmological and spiritual foundations of an Ecological Civilization. It brings together insights from modern science and the world’s wisdom traditions to articulate a coherent understanding of the universe as a living, self-organizing, and evolving process—and the human […]

2026-02-01T20:57:13-08:00February 1st, 2026|Categories: Cosmology, Eco-nomics, Ecological Civilization, Living Universe|

The Living Universe Story: A Participatory Integral Spirit Cosmology for an Ecological Civilization


AUTHORS NOTE

This paper completes a trilogy addressing humanity’s transition to an Ecological Civilization.

The first paper, Ecological Civilization: From Emergency to Emergence (2021), identified the nature of the ongoing civilizational crisis and named the choice […]

2026-02-09T21:23:54-08:00February 1st, 2026|Categories: Cosmology, Eco-nomics, Ecological Civilization, Living Systems, Living Universe|

Special Noteworthy Edition – Thom Hartmann’s New Book

December 18, 2025
Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter! We welcome your feedback and comments at e-news@davidkorten.org. This special Noteworthy edition of our newsletter is a collection of important and timely works we highly recommend. As always, please share with friends and colleagues, and initiate conversations […]

China’s Two Mountains Theory – Part I: A Dilemma

This is the first in a two-part series exploring how China’s pursuit of innovative ecological policies alongside fossil fuel-powered economic expansion will have serious consequences for the world’s poor majority. Read Part II here…

David Korten/October 21, 2025

Humanity faces a defining choice: do we climb the green mountain of ecological health and community well-being, or […]

2025-11-20T16:08:28-08:00October 24th, 2025|Categories: China, Ecological Civilization, Newsletter|

March 2024 Newsletter – SPECIAL! News from David Korten


March 29, 2024

Dear Friends,

With this special newsletter I am launching my just-released paper – “Eco-nomics for an Ecological Civilization” – presenting a framework for a new economics grounded in our deepening understanding of life and our distinctive human nature and potential.

What we now call […]

2024-04-23T14:42:45-07:00April 1st, 2024|Categories: Eco-nomics, Ecological Civilization, Economics, Ego-nomics, Newsletter|

Eco-nomics for an Ecological Civilization

March 29, 2024

This paper, a companion to my earlier paper “Ecological Civilization: From Emergency to Emergence,” outlines a big picture conceptual and interdisciplinary framework for a new eco-nomics that recognizes our distinctive human nature and purpose as living beings born of and nurtured by a living Earth. This new eco-nomics is dedicated […]

2024-04-02T11:27:46-07:00March 27th, 2024|Categories: Earth Charter, Eco-nomics, Ecological Civilization, Living Democracy|

A Distinctive Species with Distinctive Responsibilities

February 29, 2024

Dear Friends,

My January newsletter column focused on the Earth Charter as a bridge between the conservative commitment to preserving the family and community values of our past and the progressive focus on moving forward to actualize our potential as a now interconnected global species. This February column takes on the discussion of human […]

2024-03-12T15:39:20-07:00March 12th, 2024|Categories: Ecological Civilization, Humanity, Newsletter, Sacred Story|
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