Table of Contents

Foreword
xxxxxHenry M. Levin

Introduction
xxxxxEducating for Humanity: Rethinking the Purposes of Education
xxxxxxxxxx Mike Seymour

Part IxxThe Great Work of Reconnecting to Self, Community, Earth and Spirit
xxxxxxxxxx Mike Seymour

1xxxxNetworks and the Web of Life: The Science behind an Integral
xxxxxSustainable Culture
xxxxxxxxxxAn Interview with Fritjof Capra by Mike Seymour

2xxxxAn Evolutionary Threshold: Calling on Humanity's "Double Wisdom"
xxxxxxxxxxAn Interview with Duane Elgin by Carter Phipps

Part IIxxEducating for Self: Being Called into Life
xxxxxxxxxx Mike Seymour

3xxxxAuthentic Living and Teaching: Rejoining Soul and Role
xxxxxxxxxxAn Interview with Parker J. Palmer by Mike Seymour

4xxxxMentoring the Genius of Our Youth: Watering the Seeds of the Future
xxxxxxxxxxAn Interview with Michael Meade by Lauren de Boer

5xxxxTeachers: The Heart of Education
xxxxxxxxxxSam M. Intrator

6xxxxDownside Up: Getting Education Right
xxxxxxxxxxRonald G. Veronda

7xxxxHow Schools Can Empower Our Children
xxxxxxxxxxAn Interview with Deborah Meier by Mike Seymour

Part IIIxxEducating for Authentic Community Holding Space for the Heart
xxxxxxxxxxMike Seymour

8xxxxCaring as a Foundation for Learning
xxxxxxxxxxAn Interview with Nel Noddings by Mike Seymour

9xxxx Creating a School Community
xxxxxxxxxxEric Schaps

10xxxxCommunity in School
xxxxxxxxxxAn Interview with Thomas Sergiovanni by Mike Seymour

11xxxxThe Bridges to Civility: Empathy, Ethics, Civics, and Service
xxxxxxxxxxSheldon Berman

12xxxxMulticultural Education: Access, Equity, and Social Justice
xxxxxxxxxxAn Interview with Sonia Nieto by Mike Seymour

13xxxxEducating Global Citizens in a Diverse World
xxxxxxxxxxJames A. Banks

Part IVxxEducating for Earth: Future Generations and All of Life
xxxxxxxxxxMike Seymour

14xxxxEthics and Ecology
xxxxxxxxxxThomas Berry

15xxxxDeciding for Life and Our Children's Future
xxxxxxxxxxAn Interview with David Orr by Mike Seymour

16xxxxEcological Education: Extending the Definition of Environmental Education
xxxxxxxxxxGregory A. Smith and Dilafruz R Williams

17xxxxReturning Home with Empty Hands
xxxxxxxxxxDavid Jardine

Part VxxEducating for Spirit: The Quest for Heart, Character, and Meaning
xxxxxxxxxxMike Seymour

18xxxxA Vision of Schools with Spirit
xxxxxxxxxxLinda Lantieri

19xxxxMaking Meaningful Connections in School
xxxxxxxxxxNancy Carlsson-Paige

20xxxxMaking Space for the Mystery: Reawakening Life and
xxxxxxSpirit in Teaching and Learning
xxxxxxxxxxAn Interview with Parker J. Palmer by Mike Seymour

21xxxxWay of the Brave: An Indigenous Perspective on "Character Education"
xxxxxxxxxxDon Trent Jacobs

22xxxxNourishing Soul in Secular Schools
xxxxxxxxxxRachael Kessler

Appendix: Resources

Index

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