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A Purposive Evolution?
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Tikkun (2018) 33 (4): 37–40.
Published: 01 November 2018
... to Richard Dawkins, “The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.” But are both sides able to see only what they expect to see? On the only planet we know firsthand, life...
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The Power of Service
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Tikkun (2015) 30 (4): 46–47.
Published: 01 November 2015
... to an external purpose. Her discussion of power-with explores how to facilitate such a group, that is, how to utilize the power of hierarchy and structure with minimal violence to any of its members. Power-with, as described by Mary Parker Follett, who coined the term, is “jointly developed power, a co...
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Science & Spirituality Working Together
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Tikkun (2007) 22 (6): 8.
Published: 01 November 2007
...) that most align human existence
scienceT and spirituality exist as an integrated way of looking at with the perceived purposes of the life force that animates the
how and why the universe works the way it does; dangerous, be universe. It is this “higher authority” to which we appeal when
cause...
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Rami Shapiro on Making Happiness Our Compass
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Tikkun (2009) 24 (1): 79–80.
Published: 01 January 2009
...
pursuit.
O Aristotle understood happiness, what he called eudemonia, as a flourishing of life, a sense of accomplish
ment and fulfillment. The key to eudemonia as I understand it is cultivating love, purpose, and meaning.
Happiness is a national...
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What Comes Next for Spiritual Progressives?
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Tikkun (2012) 27 (4): 43–44.
Published: 01 November 2012
.... And here is the glad surprise: as a racehorse yearns to run, humans yearn to move toward their higher nature. Deep down, we know our purpose. We want to touch deep values. We love to feel compassion. Stories of integrity, equality, courage, and shared sacrifice stir us. Since most Americans identify...
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It’s Time for a Progressive Vision of Education!
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Tikkun (2008) 23 (1): 17–19.
Published: 01 January 2008
... to say about this one
sector of our culture, but, more importantly, because education in many ways
instantiates the root metaphors that guide and structure how we think about
the purposes of human life and social relationships. What we have to say about
education...
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Is There a Place for a Secular Person in the Network of Spiritual Progressives?
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Tikkun (2009) 24 (2): 30–32.
Published: 01 April 2009
... the term to refer to those who
2006.
consciously reject theism and any form of supernaturalism. Of course there are volumes
to be said about what constitutes “theism” and “naturalism,” but for our purposes, I’m...
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Consciousness Studies and a Transformation of the Western Worldview
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Tikkun (2012) 27 (2): 40–71.
Published: 01 April 2012
..., and dynamics makes it all the more elusive and resistant to crossbred ideologies, particularly when the ideologies being combined were designed for other purposes (for control and certainty in the physical realm; for faith, inspiration and ethics in the spiritual realm). Unfortunately, despite a universal...
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The God of Process Theology: An Interview with John Cobb
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Tikkun (2014) 29 (3): 43–48.
Published: 01 August 2014
... aim — the desire to be of value for oneself and others — in ourselves. Its universal presence is consistent with all the evidence. We believe that once the metaphysical prohibition of including purpose in the world of physics is given up, it will be possible to understand all things as purposive...
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Cash for Credits: Education in a Time of Hardship
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Tikkun (2010) 25 (2): 15–19.
Published: 01 April 2010
..., or
raise much-needed funds for her school, students who brought in twenty dol the search for meaning and
purpose,” the author writes.
lars would be awarded twenty test credits. Students could...
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Finding Manna in the Age of Monsanto
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Tikkun (2012) 27 (2): 47–69.
Published: 01 April 2012
...” by assuming that it refers to outbursts like “Goddamit!” In fact, the commandment is a radical hedge against the politicization of divinity for human purposes—perhaps not unlike saying “God bless America.”) The “name” given to Moses proclaims, in essence: I am a God whom neither Pharaoh nor you can...
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Tikkun (2012) 27 (4): 16–67.
Published: 01 November 2012
... own life! What does it mean to embezzle one’s own life? The Wikipedia description of embezzlement, which seems as good as any, reads, “Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly withholding assets for the purpose of theft by an individual to whom such assets have been entrusted to be used for other...
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Educating for Wisdom
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Tikkun (2012) 27 (1): 53–55.
Published: 01 January 2012
... as something purely personal. Like Dewey, who asserted that when we educate we make a world, Novak and Wilhelm assert that education’s purpose is, in the end, a matter of what kind of society we are creating. Meaningful education for them is always about bringing individuals together to discover and affirm our...
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The Presence of Living Organisms
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Tikkun (2010) 25 (6): 42–44.
Published: 01 December 2010
...
For specific purposes, the knower may make use of an in an of use make may knower the purposes, specific...
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Embracing the Radical Economics of the Bible
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Tikkun (2015) 30 (1): 44.
Published: 01 January 2015
... come alive. We can see their purpose and meaning in their ancient historical context. These radical economic laws call for: No interest on loans to members of the covenant (fellow-Israelites). People who have enough, or more than enough, are not allowed to profit from the desperation...
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Svi Shapiro on Education for Citizenship
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Tikkun (2009) 24 (1): 80.
Published: 01 January 2009
... it.
What I suggest, sir, is this: When weighing policy decisions ask yourself, “Will this enhance our capacity to cultivate love,
purpose, and meaning? Is it in service to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness?” If the answer is yes, then promote it.
But if the answer is no, please, sir...
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Obama Says to Fight ISIS with Ideas
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Tikkun (2016) 31 (2): 5–6.
Published: 01 April 2016
... for the Earth. This isn’t just a slogan, but a movement for building that reality. You can’t fight the longing for higher meaning and purpose in life, or the desire for community and connection. Many of these fundamentalist communities not only talk about these needs, but actually deliver—though only...
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Elements of a Philosophy for Diaspora Judaism: An Introduction to Rabbi Aaron Samuel Tamaret S “The Exile of the Presence and the Presence of the Exile”
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Tikkun (2010) 25 (6): 54–56.
Published: 01 December 2010
...,
military actions in Lebanon and Gaza, the blockade of Gaza, and the flotilla episode have caused
many Jews to feel increasingly remote from Israel as a moral or spiritual center for their lives.
Once again the question of Jewish purpose...
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Whose Life Cycle Is It?
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Tikkun (2009) 24 (4): 19–20.
Published: 01 November 2009
... of adult supervision, this is a time of constantly
“To everything there is a
renegotiated privilege and limit. No small wonder that Judaism launches this phase
season, and a time to every
purpose under the heaven with a great celebration—bar...
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Vote to Change the Culture in America
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Tikkun (2008) 23 (1): i–xii.
Published: 01 January 2008
... connections with others, and a community of meaning and
purpose often feel driven to the margins. Many people feel they
have to keep to themselves how alienated they feel under our
current political and social systems. It is no coincidence...
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