Trevor Malkinson

Trevor Malkinson

Trevor grew up in Victoria, BC. He did a double undergraduate degree in philosophy and environmental studies at the University of Victoria, and then did a graduate degree in philosophy at Brock University. He's currently attending the Vancouver School of Theology, with the intention of going into ministry in the United Church of Canada. As a chef by trade, he has a passionate interest in food and in supporting the development of a post-industrial food culture. He also has a passionate interest in evolutionary spirituality, and how the Christian tradition can live anew within this emerging worldview. His major areas of writing interest for Beams and Struts include philosophy, culture, food, sports, spirituality and the environment.

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A Temporary Autonomous Zone opens up in Colorado this summer with the second Integral Community Seminar.

 

Thursday, 10 May 2012 19:34

Notes on Existentialism Pt. 1

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Why is there such enduring interest in existentialism, and what do these thinkers still have to tell us?

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A meditation on Walt Whitman and giving alms.

 

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A few members of the Beams team will be presenting one of our collective intelligence processes live tomorrow night.

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An introduction to an upcoming series exploring the subject of fear.

 

Thursday, 26 April 2012 15:16

Joseph Campbell on the Chakras

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Joseph Campbell with a tour of the chakras and much more.

 

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John David Ebert helps us 'mine the strata' of consciousness in a new video series.

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A inquiry into this collective tradition, and a suggestion for what it could be replaced by.

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More thoughts on that notorious innerer Schweinehund that lives within us all.

 

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 Bruce Springsteen laments the subtle theft and destruction of his country in his new song Death to My Hometown.

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A series of thoughts on putting the pieces back together again.

Saturday, 24 March 2012 17:04

Saturday Night Jukebox- The Voice

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Do you need a perfect voice to sing a moving song?

 

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Yochai Benkler on open-source economics, and Clay Shirky on institutions vs. collaboration.

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A companion piece to the article Sacred Economic- A Short Film Debut.

Wednesday, 29 February 2012 20:57

Sacred Economics: A Short Film Debut

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A debut of Ian MacKenzie's film Sacred Economics on the work of Charles Eisenstein, plus a Q&A with the filmmaker. 

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A look at the latest offering from the great metal documentary filmmaker Sam Dunn.

Wednesday, 15 February 2012 19:37

Piracy Is the New Radio- A Mashup About Mashups

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A collage-tastic look at one of the most important and contested topics of our time.

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Thoughts on praise as a form of political resistance via Dorothy Soelle and Allen Ginsberg.

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Anglican bishop and scholar N.T. Wright via the podcast Homebrewed Christianity.

Saturday, 28 January 2012 20:22

Understanding The Apostles Creed

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An interpretation of the spiritual meaning of the Apostles Creed
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