Posts by Andrew Schwartz
What is Justice? We Know But We Don’t Know
By Brianne Donaldson This essay is one of a 6-part series titled “What is Justice?”:First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Like the words “God” or “love,” the term “justice” does not explain, but…
Read MorePEACE? BAH HUMBUG – OR NOT
By Arlette Poland What is peace, anyway? Is it even real or possible? Is it the opposite of war? Or is it the opposite of life? I suspect that Whitehead…
Read MoreHOLDING THE AMBIGUITIES
by Krista E. Hughes Stress and ease. Anxiety and joy. Boredom and fulfillment. Disappointment and good fortune. Affliction and health. All of these mark the comings and goings of my daily…
Read MoreJOHN COBB’S GLOBAL SPIRIT
by Bruce Epperly In my last contribution, I reflected on Bernard Loomer’s vision of “size” or “stature” as the ability to embrace as much of reality as possible, including contrasting…
Read MoreA DEAD SYRIAN BOY, A STARVING POLAR BEAR, and “I”
by Katie Ladd I can barely read the news anymore. I hear this sentiment from a lot of people. It’s depressing. It’s filled with violence. Sometimes the news is a…
Read MoreFACTS AND FALLACIES
By Arlette Poland Years ago, as an attorney, I had to use ‘facts’ in evidence. Now, as a Professor and Whiteheadian philosopher, I teach that we humans, in our drive to…
Read MoreBLACK MOTHER GOD
By Carolyn Roncolato We are an adoptive family. Our son is black and my partner and I are white. This has been a particularly intense year to be white parents…
Read MoreMEMORIES
By Ann Pederson From The Way We Were, Barbra Streisand sings: “memories. . .light the corners of my mind, misty water-colored memories, of the way things were. . . .Or…
Read MoreI AM A WITCH
by Constance Wise I am a Witch, spelled with a capital W since it is my religion. Often people ask me if I’m a “white witch” or a “black witch.”…
Read MorePRESENCE TO PROCESS
By Krista E. Hughes It hangs on the wall of my office, scripted in calligraphy by a friend’s sister: “My greatest commitment is to the process of creative transformation rather…
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