A New Prosperity: November 2012

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

For the fourth year in a row, I am headed to the United Nations conference on climate change with a small delegation from Moravian College. We will be blogging, and to kick off COP18, I have posted the first entry for 2012:

http://moraviancollegeatunfccc.blogspot.com/2012/11/pondering-ad-dawhah.html

Why this theme?

I teach several environmentally-themed courses at the college level and, like many others, am concerned about the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources (by a relatively small percentage of the world population); the environmental damage we have caused--that often affects others miles or continents away; and the extreme inequities that exist on the planet. Solving these problems will be extremely difficult and require a significant reorganization of priorities (by the wealthy nations); a redistribution of resources; and most likely, a new definition of prosperity. In this blog, I will try to explore what this new definition of prosperity might be. In other words, what are other meanings of a "good life" that aren't dominated by consumption and allow a better quality of life for all living things that we share this planet with? This may be an impossible task, but I will try and invite thoughts from others.

A New Prosperity

Thoughts on well-being, sustainability and those things that constitute a good life beyond consumption.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Packing for Ad Dawhah