Kosmos publishes the voices of leading edge visionary thinkers and actors in building the emerging global culture en Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:46:45 UT Big Medium 2.0.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.kosmosjournal.org/index.shtml Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:50:58 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/backissue/f2008/birth-of-love.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-360 Back Issues/Fall/Winter 2008: Volume VIII Number 1 Articles/Gallery Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:49:24 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/backissue/f2008/defensive-stand.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-358 Back Issues/Fall/Winter 2008: Volume VIII Number 1 Articles/Gallery Sun, 09 Nov 2008 21:49:02 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/backissue/f2008/leaf-circle.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-359 Back Issues/Fall/Winter 2008: Volume VIII Number 1 Articles/Gallery Starting in the sixties, when Dylan famously sang ‘the times they are a changing,’ I wanted change and I wanted it immediately. Especially for my own people, Australian Aborigines, for until 1967 we were not even counted in the population census of Australia.  Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:39:49 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/readers/creating-a-better-world.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-351 Our Readers Lillian Holt When I was young in China my favorite English song was “A Bridge Over Troubled Water.”  However, at the time I did not realize that my vocation and destiny in life would be to become a bridge between China and the West—between tradition and modernity, and between different disciplines.  Nor did I realize that my hope would be to build these bridges for the sake of helping develop communities in China and the United States that are socially just, ecologically sustainable, and spiritually satisfying, thus helping sooth some of the ‘troubled waters’ from which the world now suffers.  Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:39:49 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/readers/being-a-bridge.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-348 Our Readers Zhihe Wang Sisters, we grew up on this wheat and cattle farm in the rolling prairie of north central Oklahoma. After college, we each moved to other states, immersed ourselves in careers and raising families. Eventually, there was an irresistible pull back to the farm and three years ago, Ann, an energy kinesiologist, moved “home.” Pat, a trained spiritual director, moved back to the farm a year ago.   Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:39:49 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/readers/connecting-with-creation.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-349 Our Readers Pat Hoerth When my wife and I decided to take a mid-career break and travel around the world, we immediately recognized our role as citizen diplomats—for the United States and the West.  After launching a website and connecting with a growing international community, we sensed a gap.  Although long-term travelers continue to build cross-border relationships, traditional institutions of diplomacy haven’t yet flexed to take full advantage of agents like us and the emerging new communication techniques we employ.   Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:39:49 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/readers/travel-and-citizen-diplomacy.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-353 Our Readers Daniel Noll The Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative began in 2002 at a conference in Oxford, UK. Since then, the GCG International Conference has become an annual event, traveling across the globe to Saint Petersburg, Dubai, Nairobi & Kericho, Honolulu, Istanbul and Melbourne; while the 2009 conference is scheduled to take place at Loyola University, Chicago.  Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:39:49 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/readers/globalisation-for-the-common-good.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-352 Our Readers Kamran Mofid “We are seeing a very inspiring shift in social-mindedness and public compassion,” says CharityFocus founder Nipun Mehta. “Suddenly, ideas like service, selflessness, and philanthropy are cool. Our objective has always to help create the tools that allow people to play joyfully in this space—to express their fundamental generosity, gratitude, hopefulness, and desire to be a more integrated part of the collective human experience.”   Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:39:49 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/readers/over-pizza.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-347 Our Readers Mark Jacobs It is early '90s in Sarajevo. The Serbian Army is seeking surrender and expulsion of non-Serbs. Bosnian volunteer and civilian militias mount brave defenses. Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:39:49 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/readers/voices-and-bridges.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-350 Our Readers Rin Poshe Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:29:24 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/about/bios/dr-barbara-fields.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-341 About/Contributor Biographies Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:29:24 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/about/bios/tatiana-glad.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-346 About/Contributor Biographies Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:29:24 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/about/bios/philip-m-hellmich.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-337 About/Contributor Biographies Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:29:24 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/about/bios/helen-titchen-beeth.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-338 About/Contributor Biographies Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:29:24 UT http://www.kosmosjournal.org/kjo/about/bios/david-bollier.shtml 140a5591b51c1354bcccd0a42bafce4f-339 About/Contributor Biographies