Martin Fowler

My essays include the following:

      Books/Journal Issues:

The Ethical Practice of Critical Thinking.  Durham: Carolina Academic Press, 2008.

Bridges: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Theology, Philosophy, History and Science, Vol. 15, No. 1/2, Spring/Summer 2008, a special devoted to theme of ‘Philosophy as Transformative Practice,’ Contributor

Spirituality: Theory, Praxis and Pedagogy, Ed. Martin Fowler, John D Martin III and John L. Hochheimer. Interdisciplinary Press, 2012.  (ISBN: 978-1-84888-091-7)

You Always Belonged and You Always Will – A Philosophy of Belonging. ZFI Publications, 2014.

       ISBN: 9780615931326  ASIN: B00HGJOS74 

Articles:

‘The Spirituality of Change and Transformation’ in the proceedings of the 4th Annual Spirituality in the 21st Century Conference, E-book, Inter-Disciplinary Press, Oxford, UK, 2014.

‘Why You Belong on Mars (and you always did)’ published by the Mars Society with permission, 2013.

‘Can We Talk (About Same-Sex Marriage)?’ in  21st Century Ethical Toolbox, 3rd  Edition, ed. Anthony Weston, Oxford University Press, 2012.

‘Ten Analogs of Belonging’ in Spirituality in the 21st Century, Martin Fowler, John D. Martin III and John Hochheimer (eds). Spirituality: Theory, Praxis and Pedagogy, Inter-Disciplinary Press, Oxford, UK, 2012

‘The Wanderer’s Journey’ Spirituality in the 21st Century: Theory, Pedagogy, and Practice (Interdisciplinary Press, 2012)

‘How the Puzzle Makes Itself Fit Together Again’ Newsletter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (June 2011)

A One-Way Ticket to Mars: Four Assumptions about Belonging,’ Published by the Mars Society with permission.

‘What is Restorative Justice?’ in 21st Century Ethical Toolbox, 2nd Edition (2006), ed. Anthony Weston, Oxford University Press (2006).

Conference/Colloquium Presentations

Legitimacy for the Grim Inward and the Great Outward presented at the 19th International Annual Mars Society Convention in Washington, D.C., September 2016.

Two Worlds, One Mission presented at the 18th International Annual Mars Society Convention in Washington, D.C., August 13-16, 2015.

‘The Spirituality of Change and Transformation’ Presented at the 4th Conference on Spirituality in the 21st Century’ in Prague, Czech Republic, March 2014

‘Why You Belong on Mars (and You Always Did)’ Presented at the 16th Annual Mars Society Convention in Boulder, Colorado (August 2013)

‘Rocket Boys and Tree huggers: The Sibling Rivalry between Space Exploration and Environmentalism’ Presented at the 15th Annual Mars Society and Planetary Society Convention in Pasadena, California (August 2012)

‘A One-Way Ticket to Mars: Four Assumptions about Belonging’ Presented at the 14th Annual Mars Society Convention in Dallas, Texas (August 2011)

‘The Spirituality of Belonging’ Presented at the ‘First Conference on Spirituality in the 21st Century’ in Prague, Czech Repubtical Thinking’ in the Classroom’ Presented at the American Association of Philosophy Teachers conference at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, SC (July 31, 2010) 

‘Wildlife Sanctuaries as Community Partners’ Presented at the 6th Annual Symposium on Service Learning and Civic Engagement’ at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC on June 10, 2010.

‘Heal the Land,’ co-organized campus, church, and community project with Dr. Janet MacFall and Rev. M. Keith McDaniel, for the planting of 2,000 oak trees in Alamance County.  Presented on the philosophy and meaning of the project

‘And Who Is My Neighbor?’ Presented at symposium of the Chicago Botanic Garden and the Center for Humans and Nature in May 2008.

 ‘Sustainable Communities: A Greener Tomorrow,’ co-organized and facilitated the 7th Annual Environmental Forum at Elon University, with Dr. Janet MacFall and Alamance Community organizations for Fall 2008.

National Conference on Restorative Justice, Schreiner University, June 2007, participant

‘Arguing with (not about) Ethics.’  Co-presented with Ann Cahill at Annual Conference of the American Association for Philosophy Teachers, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA, August 1-6, 2006.’