Van: "Integral World" Aan: Onderwerp: The Islam Debate Datum: dinsdag 14 oktober 2014 22:49 INTEGRAL WORLD MAILING LIST =========================== http://www.integralworld.net Newsletter Nr. 526 Amsterdam, October 14th, 2014 BRIDGING THE CHASM - Sam Harris, Ben Affleck, and a Needed Dose of Integral Theory - DUSTIN DIPERNA There was recently an exchange between Ben Affleck and Sam Harris on Bill Maher’s Real Time television show that has stirred up a lot of dust. The passion revolved around some of the comments that Harris made about the religion of Islam and Affleck rising to Islam’s defense. A classic example of two perspectives speaking past each other, each with partial truths. I didn’t see the episode live but in the days after the exchange several people brought the interaction to my attention. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/diperna05.html REFLECTIONS ON KEN WILBER FROM A PARTICIPATORY PERSPECTIVE - JORGE N. FERRER Initially, I was startled by this participatory reform, especially given Wilber's (2002b) dismissive account of Revisioning as expressing “a green meme approach to spirituality, a kind of participatory samsara equated with nirvana” (unpaginated). As Daniels points out, however, Wilber often displays the disturbing scholarly habit of incorporating into his theorizing critical points made by others about his work—at times points he previously dismissed as misinformed or conveying less evolved levels of spiritual discernment—and presenting them as autonomous developments of his thinking. In this case, Wilber-5 has seemingly assimilated aspects of the participatory approach into his integral vision; from a participatory perspective, however, many problems remain. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/ferrer4.html THE HUMAN ODYSSEY: OUR JOURNEY OF LIFE FROM INFANCY TO ETERNITY - #2 Overview of the ADAPT/Life Journey Model - HUGH & KAYE MARTIN The whole model in a nutshell. A comparative overview of the two components: The ADAPT Model (from Ken Wilber) and the Life Journey Archetype (from Joseph Campbell). Thumbnail descriptions of each Domain and Sector of the model from both perspectives. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/martin23.html