The life of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a French priest-paleontologist-visionary, suppressed by his Jesuit order for advocating evolution is revealed in a drama of personal awakening, a search for meaning, scientific adventure, unresolved conflict with authority, and human love.

Viewers will voyage beyond the planet and experience their planetary home through the eyes of astronauts. Orbital is an epic journey from the Big Bang, to the flourishing of life on Earth, to low Earth orbit. A new film by Guy Reid and Planetary Collective, Orbital transports viewers through an abstract landscape of light, inspired by bioluminescent Earthly beings and atmospheric aurorae. Guided by the voices of the astronauts and cosmonauts of Constellation Coalition who have looked back and experienced the awe of humanity’s place in the universe, each viewer will feel their own “Overview Effect” as they meditate on life on a shared planet.

A Radical Guide to Reality is a short film for young people and truth seekers of all ages. It shares how scientific breakthroughs and evidence at all scales of existence, is converging with universal wisdom teachings, to reveal that the entire Universe meaningfully exists and purposefully evolves as an interdependent and unified entity–inviting humans to re-member who they really are–and who they can evolve to become.

Sam King speaks with Brian Thomas Swimme about his most recent book, Cosmogenesis: An Unveiling of the Expanding Universe (2022). Swimme’s published work portrays the 14 billion year trajectory of cosmogenesis “as a spellbinding drama, full of suspense, valor, tragedy, and celebration.” His work includes The Universe is a Green Dragon (1984), The Universe Story, written with Thomas Berry (1992), The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos (1996), The Journey of the Universe, written with Mary Evelyn Tucker (2011), and Cosmogenesis (2022). Swimme is the producer of three DVD series: Canticle to the Cosmos (1990), The Earth’s Imagination (1998), and The Powers of the Universe (2004). Swimme teamed with Mary Evelyn Tucker, David Kennard, Patsy Northcutt, and Catherine Butler to produce Journey of the Universe, a Northern California Emmy-winning film released in 2011. These works draw together scientific discoveries in astronomy, geology and biology, with humanistic insights concerning the nature of the universe.

This week’s episode of Spotlights features Daniel Scheid, the Director of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of Theology at Duquesne University. He and Sam Mickey talk about his work with comparative theology and ecological ethics, including questions of interreligious dialogue, the cosmological context of religion and ecology, and the enduring value of Catholic Social Teaching. They also talk about his book where many of these questions are raised, The Cosmic Common Good: Religious Grounds for Ecological Ethics (Oxford University Press, 2016).

This week’s episode of Spotlights features Samuel King, a Research Associate for the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology and a graduate student in Religion and Ecology at Yale Divinity School. Sam discusses many facets of his work, including his experience teaching courses in philosophy, religion, and interdisciplinary humanities, his creative writing practice, and his time studying environmental practices in Sri Lanka and India. He also talks about his work with the Journey of the Universe project, including a podcast reflecting on developments in the last ten years since the film and book were released, “JOTU: 10 Years Later.” He also elaborates on his contributions to the development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Religion and Ecology.

This series, which ran from 2022-2023, was hosted by Sam King and reflected on the ever-widening circles of Journey of the Universe since its 2011 release.

It is natural for chaos to precede the accomplishment of a goal that is grandiose enough to demand the elevation of the human race to its next level. The cosmic history shows that unprecedented results emerge from extraordinary determination to push through chaos to its culmination. “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it,” goes the taunt. The history that people really need to learn is the 14 billion year one, which encompasses an unmitigated series of momentous success stories—atoms, galaxies, stars, planets, life, and self-awareness. And the hope that this history keeps repeating itself. Each of the universe’s successes came after initial periods of chaos and struggle. Now, for the first time, the road from chaos to success depends not just on nature, but also on human intentions. Here’s the question: Is the human species mature enough to channel its intentions responsibly?

Enroll in the Journey of the Universe online courses from Yale University and Coursera to understand who we are, where we come from, and where we are heading. Courses include: 1) Journey of the Universe: The Unfolding of Life 2) Journey of the Universe: Weaving Knowledge and Action 3) The Worldview of Thomas Berry: The Flourishing of the Earth Community. Journey of the Universe weaves together the discoveries of the evolutionary sciences together with humanities such as history, philosophy, art, and religion. The course draws on the Emmy-award winning film and the book from Yale University Press.

This twenty-part educational series integrates the perspectives of the sciences and the humanities into a retelling of our 13.7 billion year story. In a series of one-on-one interviews, scientists, historians, and environmentalists explore the unfolding story of the universe and Earth and the role of the human in responding to our present challenges. These half hour episodes are designed to be used in classrooms, conferences, community centers, and religious institutions in conjunction with the Journey of the Universe film and book. Section 1: The Emergence of Universe, Earth, Life, and Humans is described in engaging discussions with scientists and historians. Scenes from the film, Journey of the Universe, are woven together with these thought-provoking interviews. Section 2: Emerging Earth Community illustrates the ways in which we are creating vibrant and sustainable societies and cultures within the context of our epic universe story. Through interviews, the contributions of ecology, economics, agriculture, urban living, poetry and art, psychology, race, and religion, are explored with the goal of creating new human-Earth relations.

One day on a Greek island, and a person’s view of the universe will change forever. Ask acclaimed author and evolutionary philosopher Brian Thomas Swimme about the role of humans in this awe-inspiring universe, and his insights will light up the night skies. As host, co-writer, and fellow traveler, he shares his infectious curiosity about life’s biggest questions. Using his skills as a masterful storyteller, Swimme connects such big picture issues as the birth of the cosmos 14 billion years ago, to the emergence of the first cell, as well as to humans’ current impact on Earth’s evolutionary dynamics. Through his engaging and thoughtful observations, audiences everywhere will discover the profound role they play in this intricate web of life. From the “great flaring forth” to the epic impact humans have on the planet today, this film is designed to inspire a new and closer relationship with Earth in a period of growing environmental and social crisis.

A captivating exploration of the powers coursing through the Universe and each of us. This immersive program contains eleven 45-minute episodes for a total of 9 hours of amazing insights that will forever change how you think about being human. In The Powers of the Universe, Dr. Brian Thomas Swimme takes you on a fascinating journey into the powers that have been active since the beginning of time and are available to you. Don’t miss this extraordinary exploration into the vast Universe, its powers and how they relate to each of us.

In The Earth’s Imagination, cosmologist Brian Thomas Swimme places the human psyche within the fifteen billion year cosmic process in order to highlight the directions in which human consciousness is evolving today and into the future