Episcopal Life Online Daybook -- Today is Wednesday, May 16, 2007, in Easter. The Church calendar remembers Rogation Day.
* Today in Scripture:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm * Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm * Today in History: On this day in 1805, Anglican missionary Henry Martyn arrived in India to aid William Carey with translation work.
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WEEKS AHEAD
Full calendar: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78650_1669_ENG_HTM.htm
Events
5/17/2007
>> NEW HAVEN, Connecticut: Faith as a Way of Life conference for pastoral leadership >> ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey: Founder of HipHopEMass installed as rector of Ascension
5/18/2007
>> GROSSE POINTE, Michigan: Tribute to Fred DeHaven >> BERKELEY, California: Griswold and Vergara to receive honorary degrees from CDSP
5/19/2007
>> FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas: McMichael Lecture Series >> ERIE, Pennsylvania: Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania to elect new bishop >> GREENVILLE, South Carolina: The 85th Diocesan Convention of Upper South Carolina
5/20/2007
>> FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania: Rector Forum >> WASHINGTON, D.C.: Cathedral celebrates the state of California
5/21/2007
>> NEW YORK CITY: Group Spiritual Guidance offered at GTS
5/22/2007
>> LOS ANGELES, California: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice
5/23/2007
>> LOS ANGELES, California: National reconciliation seminar >> BOGOTA, Colombia: Diocese of Colombia to meet in convention
5/28/2007
>> EAST ELMHURST, New York: Caribbean Anglican Consultation (CAC) Caribbean Clergy Conference
6/1/2007 >> GROSSE POINTE, Michigan: Antique Show
6/3/2007
>> ORKNEY SPRINGS, Virginia: Art and Soul: Nurturing your Spiritual Life through the Creative Arts
6/8/2007
>> SPECULATOR, New York: Diocese of Albany to meet in convention >> LEWISBURG, Pennsylvania: Diocese of Central Pennsylvania to meet in convention >> HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina: Province IV 16th Annual HIV/AIDS Healing Retreat
6/9/2007
>> WASHINGTON, D.C.: Bread for the World Summit - Sowing Seeds: Growing a Movement
6/10/2007
>> HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina: Making Disciples: Healing the World
6/22/2007
>> SEATTLE, Washington: Renovate: Episcopal Campus Ministry Conference 2007
6/23/2007
>> WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia: Legacies and Promise conference
6/25/2007
>> WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia: National Network of Episcopal Clergy Association conference
Music
5/17/2007
>> BENNINGTON, VERMONT: Ascension Day Services to be held at St. Peter's >> BEVERLY HILLS, California: Missa Mystica on Ascension Day
5/19/2007
>> FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania: A concert of magical tales
5/20/2007
>> SANTA BARBARA, California: Pipings at Trinity Church >> MANASSAS, Virginia: Choral Evensong for the Feast of the Ascension >> BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania: Final Great Concerts for Great Causes >> OSSINING, New York: Special Evensong at Trinity Church
6/7/2007 >> NEW YORK CITY: Music at Holy Trinity
Full calendar: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78650_1669_ENG_HTM.htm
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Catalyst: "Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives" from Random House, Inc., by David Sloan Wilson, 390 pages, hardcover, c. 2007, $24
[Source: Random House, Inc.] What is the biological reason for gossip? For laughter? For the creation of art? Why do dogs have curly tails? What can microbes tell us about morality?
These and many other questions are tackled by renowned evolutionist David Sloan Wilson in this witty and groundbreaking new book. With stories that entertain as much as they inform, Wilson outlines the basic principles of evolution and shows how, properly understood, they can illuminate the length and breadth of creation, from the origin of life to the nature of religion. Now everyone can move beyond the sterile debates about creationism and intelligent design to share Darwin's panoramic view of animal and human life, seamlessly connected to each other.
Evolution, as Wilson explains, is not just about dinosaurs and human origins, but about why all species behave as they do -- from beetles that devour their own young, to bees that function as a collective brain, to dogs that are smarter in some respects than our closest ape relatives. And basic evolutionary principles are also the foundation for humanity's capacity for symbolic thought, culture, and morality.
In example after example, Wilson sheds new light on Darwin's grand theory and how it can be applied to daily life. By turns thoughtful, provocative, and daringly funny, Evolution for Everyone addresses some of the deepest philosophical and social issues of this or any age. In helping us come to a deeper understanding of human beings and our place in the world, it might also help us to improve that world.
To order: Episcopal Books and Resources, online at http://www.episcopalbookstore.org or call 800-903-5544.
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