Humanity's Deep Roots
Humanity's Deep Roots
CLEC presentation, A.D. Vander Vliet, 2017-06-11.
Opening and welcome:
Meditative reading: 'Sacred Texts'1) p.118 Act 9, Paul's Conversion
Handouts: Talk Outline and some copies of the Essay draft.
Talking Points:
Preamble: Humanity's diversity and identity dilemma.
- Stage 1: Present time: Challenges of diversity and identity, 2017-1990.
Sources:___________________________________________________________
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Challenges:________________________________________________________
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- Stage 2: 'Modern times': Enlightenment, Sciences and Secularity. 1990-1800
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- Stage 3: Reorientations: Reformation, Explorations and Renaissance. 1800-1400
Changes:___________________________________________________________
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Explorations:______________________________________________________
Rebirth:___________________________________________________________
- Stage 4: Europe forms: Papal Power, Christian culture and Roman legacy, 1415-51.
Papal Power:_______________________________________________________
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Christian Culture:_________________________________________________
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Roman Legacy:______________________________________________________
- Stage 5: Shared Heritage: Agriculture 51 to 12 000BC:
Civilisions:_______________________________________________________
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Governance:________________________________________________________
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- Stage 6: Human Beginnings. 12 000 to 60 000 BC:
New Origins:________________________________________________________
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1) "Sacred Texts of the World A Universal Anthology', Smart and Hecht, Ed. Crossroad Publ. 1982.