| Earth Day | Begun in 1970, a yearly celebration of the natural environment and the role of humans in preserving it.  Listen (47.0K)
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| World Parliament of Religions | The gathering of representatives from world religions in Chicago in 1893; one of the first examples of modern religious dialogue. Listen (62.0K)
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| secularism | The modern tendency to separate religion from everyday life and to see values and rules for living as taken from the experience in this world, not from divine revelation. Listen (48.0K)
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| agnosticism | A term suggesting that the existence of God can neither be proven nor disproven. Listen (50.0K)
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| Second Vatican Council | The Catholic Council from 1962 through 1965 that exemplified an openness to accepting modern elements into the Catholic faith. Listen (55.0K)
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| fundamentalism | A term that specifically refers to conservative Christian movements of the early twentieth century; broadly, the term refers to conservative attempts of simplify any religious tradition. Listen (48.0K)
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| neopantheism | A modern deification of nature whereby the divine is experienced and expressed through the natural environment. Listen (59.0K)
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| ecotourism | Environmentally sensitive travel. Listen (52.0K)
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| Naturism | A movement that focuses on the relationship between humans and nature; it has many parallels with traditional religions yet lacks a well-developed ritualistic element. Listen (47.0K)
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| Abraham Maslow | A twentieth century psychologist who has written extensively on the necessary spiritual development of humans. Listen (55.0K)
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| spirituality | A word commonly used to describe one's religious stance.
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| The Tao of Physics | Fritjof Capra's book on contemporary physics that crosses boundaries between religion and science, revealing their interrelatedness.
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