(becomes part of the supportive context for all other steps)
OneEarth.University has co-evolved with the Person Planet Paradigm we are exploring on this page. Here is a list of people who have inspired the OneEarth.University project. I hope this list will inspire you to create such a list of your own. There are tens of millions of good-hearted people at work in the world today. May you find the circle of mentors and exemplars who help you love life more exuberantly and nurture life more deeply.
- Thomas Berry — Philosopher and Geologian
- Leonardo Boff — Liberation Theology Pioneer
- Rachel Carson — Biologist – Writer – Ecologist
- Duane Elgin — Books & Videos
- Matthew Fox — Creation Spirituality Visionary
- Mahatma Gandhi — Study Resources
- Michael Geis, MD — Psychotherapy as Coming Back to Life
- Jane Goodall — Primatologist – Ethologist – Anthropologist – Ecological Advocate
- David Hartsough — Quaker Peace Activist
- Julia Butterfly Hill
Forest and Web of Life Activist/Advocate/Teacher - The Life and Work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- David Korten — Envisioning an Ecological Civilization
- Wangari Maathai — Founder of the Green Belt Movement
- Joanna Macy and The Work That Reconnects Community
Books and Videos - Alastair McIntosh — Loving the Creation Nearby
- Randy Morris — Nurturing the Interwoven Soul of the World
- Vandana Shiva — Books and Videos
- David Suzuki
Zoologist, Ecologist and Advocate for the Web of Life - Vijali and the World Wheel Community
- Mary Watkins and Liberation Psychology
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