The Emerging Worldview explores how long‑held understandings of reality give way to new perspectives — and how today’s changing perspectives fit within the long arc of worldview evolution.
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At the Dawn of an Emerging Worldview
Questioning the Nature of Reality
Science is revealing that there’s more to reality than what we can discern though our senses. From quantum physics to ecology, and from religion to business, people are beginning to grasp that everything is interconnected in ways that defy old assumptions.
The world we thought we knew—discrete, mechanical, predictable—is giving way to a new view of reality that’s more fluid, relational, dynamic, and interconnected than we once knew.
About This Section
This section explores how worldviews have evolved throughout time and how the one we’re in now may unfold. You’ll find topics related to:
- the catalysts that propel societies toward changing their worldviews
- how science and technology are forming the cornerstones for the emerging view of reality
- how business and economic institutions are adapting
- how this new, emerging worldview, is being facilitated by social unrest and the growing discomfort with dogmatic religions
- how new interpretations of God are unfolding
The articles in this section aim to open the doors of discovery regarding how our world is changing. The focus is on stirring the imagination on what that world of the future might be like, based views from a wide range of perspectives.
Food for Thought
It is entirely possible that behind the perception of our senses, worlds are hidden of which we are unaware.
Small Things We Can Do
- Free your mind of preconceived assumptions through a practice of daily meditation.
- Think of one assumption you inherited from any domain (religion, politics, culture, etiquette), and ask if it still applies in today’s world.
- Read a short article each week on a science topic dealing with new views of reality.
- Follow a researcher or thinker working at the intersection of science, technology, religion, and philosophy.
Resources...
Research on religious diversity and shifting spiritual landscapes.
A research organization focused on studying the nature of reality and the interconnection of all things.
An educational center that seeks to integrate religion, science, and technology for the purpose of religious renewal and convergence.
Charts the societal effects of new scientific discoveries from the early Greeks through today.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
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Evolutionary Spirituality: An Emerging Model for Today’s World
As our understanding of the universe expands, many people sense that inherited spiritual frameworks no longer match the world we now inhabit. Evolutionary spirituality offers an emerging way of seeing — one that honors ancient wisdom while embracing a dynamic, science based view of reality.
A New View of Reality Is Taking Shape
Across the world, a quiet but profound shift is underway. Advances in science, philosophy, ecology, and contemplative practice are reshaping how we understand reality — and, in turn, how we understand ourselves.
How Four Views of Reality Reflect Four Views of God
Across history, cultures have imagined God in profoundly different ways. The Hindu idea of Brahman, the Jewish God Yahweh, the Christian God, and now, a new, emerging understanding of God stemming from science, all reflect a different view of reality.