this may be of interest to some. -----Original Message----- From: Pari Center for New Learning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 3, 2007 12:57 PM To: Cordell, Arthur: ECOM Subject: Newsletter August 2007
Pari Center for New Learning - Newsletter August 2007 In this edition: - Course: Art Science and the Sacred - International Conference: Towards a New Renaissance - New Workshop: Poetry and Short-Story Writing - Courses offered in 2008 - Internet-based Courses - Pari Network Website The purpose of this newsletter is to give information about future courses at the Pari Center and a conference that will be held this October. =============================================================== COURSE: ART, SCIENCE AND THE SACRED =============================================================== A few places are still available on this course running 6-12 September, 2007. It is given by David Peat and explores, amongst other topics, the role of the sacred within the arts, the relationship between the sciences and the arts and the role of belief and a sense of the sacred in the lives of scientists. For more information see http://www.paricenter.com/programs/courses/artscisacred2.php =============================================================== INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: TOWARDS A NEW RENAISSANCE 2 =============================================================== The Classical Renaissance vision that "man is the measure of all things" is being replaced by a view of the human being as a cosmic spiritual being involved in an act of co-creation with the cosmos. The Scientific and Medical Network and the Pari Center for New Learning are organizing a conference to explore this emerging world-view. The meeting will he held in Pari 12-15 October, 2007. A few places are still available. Download the leaflet and registration form at http://www.scimednet.org/pdf/paricentrev5.pdf. =============================================================== VIEWS FROM PARI: POETRY AND SHORT-STORY WRITING =============================================================== We would like to announce a new course/workshop "Views from Pari: Poetry and Short-Story Writing". This will be held in Pari June 11-18, 2008 and will be run by the poet David Keplinger and the novelist and short story writer, Alison MacLeod. For additional information see http://www.paricenter.com/programs/courses/viewsfrompari.php =============================================================== COURSES OFFERED IN 2008 =============================================================== New Science/New Paradigms 15-21 May, 2008 David Peat will again be offering New Science/New Paradigms. For a complete course description see http://www.paricenter.com/programs/courses/newscience5.php Art, Science and the Sacred 4-10 September, 2008 David Peat will be offering this course that explores such notions as the relationship of the sacred in the arts, the connections between science and belief, the role of beauty and aesthetics in both science and art. For additional information see http://www.paricenter.com/programs/courses/artscisacred3.php Synchronicity: The Bridge between Matter and Mind 2-8 October, 2008 The course will cover the notions and experiences of synchronicity within the context of Jungian ideas as well as referring to James Joyce's "epiphanies" and Gerard Manley Hopkins' idea of "inscape" and "instress". For additional information see http://www.paricenter.com/programs/courses/synchronicity2.php =============================================================== INTERNET-BASED COURSES =============================================================== David Peat is running Internet-based courses in 2007 and 2008 at the California Institute of Integral Studies. These begin on August 30, 2007. To find out more about CIIS see http://www.ciis.edu =============================================================== PARI NETWORK WEBSITE =============================================================== Please note that the Pari Network - a forum for discussion is up and running. Anyone can add a comment simply by clicking but if you wish to create a new topic you should first register. The Pari Center would like to encourage your comments and contributions. http://www.parinetwork.org =============================================================== THE PARI DIALOGUES: ESSAYS IN SCIENCE, RELIGION AND THE ARTS =============================================================== Pari Publishing will be bringing out the first volume of the Pari Dialogues. These essays are mainly based upon lectures run at the Pari Center and are written by experts in their fields. Many of these concern the debate between religion and science and the role of religions in creating a just society. Additional essays discuss the road to world peace, moderating the forces of globalization and the market, the complementarity between Native American and Western Science, and reflections on the creative act in art and science. The Pari Dialogues will be available in bookstores within the UK in September and is due for release in North America next spring. It will also be available for sale from the Pari Publishing website and can be shipped anywhere in the world. For more information http://www.paripublishing.com/books/paridialogues01 The Pari Center for New Learning Via Cappucci 39 58040 Pari (GR) Italy [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.paricenter.com Please note. If you no longer wish to receive future newsletters please reply with the word "unsubscribe". _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list Futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
