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.

  1. Stage 1: Present time: Challenges of diversity and identity, 2017-1990.
    Sources:___________________________________________________________
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    Challenges:________________________________________________________
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  2. Stage 2: 'Modern times': Enlightenment, Sciences and Secularity. 1990-1800
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  3. Stage 3: Reorientations: Reformation, Explorations and Renaissance. 1800-1400
    Changes:___________________________________________________________
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    Explorations:______________________________________________________
    Rebirth:___________________________________________________________
  4. 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:______________________________________________________
  5. Stage 5: Shared Heritage: Agriculture 51 to 12 000BC:
    Civilisions:_______________________________________________________
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    Governance:________________________________________________________
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  6. 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.