Re-imagining is a place for people who believe that the stories of the Modern world no longer sustain us, bringing us to brink of catastrophe—ecologically, economically, spiritually. Our troubles cannot be solved merely through technology, or even politics; rather, we need to re-imagine what it means to be human. We seek new stories, new poetics, new ideas—and we put our ideas and stories into action. This work requires the wisdom of those at the margins, and by those with the courage to imagine a new world. Click here to learn more.
Featured Articles
Rites of Passage
in Our Times
By Josette Luvmour, PhD and Ba Luvmour
Rites of passage, those celebrations and rituals that mark milestones in life, have historically been very prominent in cultures. Today, most of us experience only vestiges (e.g., confirmations, Bar Mitzvahs, weddings, graduations, etc.) of these once critical community experiences.
Contemplation Music Writing
Strikes Emotional Chords with Kids
By Jeffrey Pflaum
The Love That Burns
By Theodore Richards
Hope
By Mike Keating
Chicago and the
Politics of Fear
By Ben Austen
MeToo Squared:
Breaking Silence
By Meta Commerse
A Father Talks to his
Daughters about Sex
By Theodore Richards
On Vistas, Voles, and Volition
By Katherine Hauswirth
Poems
By Linda M. Rhinehart Neas
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Re-Imagining Education
Empowering educators to take a deeper look at the stories told in our schools and to re-imagine them in transformative and
nurturing learning spaces.
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Classes, workshops, and lectures that help to empower people to re-imagine who they are and their place in the world.
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