Bøger af Claire Gilbert

This book presents ecological insights drawn from a reading of Julian of Norwich, considering how effectively she can help us in our current plight. The argument is that to address the ecological crisis with the mindset that created it will only cause more problems, that to really undo the harm humanity has done and continues to do will take a transformation of selfhood and hence of perception, from the Gestell, technological self that is the child of the Enlightenment to the porous self that we truly are, underneath our buffered, separated, controlling and lonely exterior. The author suggests Julian of Norwich's text Revelations of Divine Love has the power to effect this transformation if we can learn to read it as disciples, not masters, just as Julian received and responded to her revelations as a performative, porous, receptive disciple. The chapters describe the technological mindset and its causal relationship with the ecological crisis, and articulate in detail how, if they are to transform us, we must read the Julian texts, taking first steps away from our technological selves as we do so. The book then takes significant passages from Julian and reads them in the performative, porous way that has been recommended. It will be of particular interest to scholars of theology and ecology, as well as medieval mysticism.

A deep reflections on the nature of trust in the context of public life.

Cindy, quatorze ans, vit dans l'angoisse depuis qu'elle est dans une nouvelle classe, séparée de sa meilleure amie Marie. De plus, elle en est devenue la tête de Turc. Lors d'une sortie dans les bois avec sa classe, Cindy va être poussée hors du chemin. Choquée par sa chute, elle se retrouve perdue dans la forêt. Plongée dans un profond sommeil, elle va se réveiller dans un tout autre monde, celui d'Esphalys et découvrir des créatures merveilleuses: une licorne nommée Aelys ainsi que le peuple des Groms. Va-t-elle pouvoir revenir dans son monde ? Trouvera-t-elle la légendaire clef des rêves ? Ce roman fantasy, premier tome d'une trilogie, est avant tout un roman initiatique qui prône la tolérance, le respect et l'entraide.

The diary of an incurable cancer diagnosis, and finding hope in the face of mortality