Diagonale Foundation - for the re-enchantment of the world
Vision
Humanity is at a crossroad. The immense challenges and complex questions that arise at this time of globalization are not only of an ecological, economic or socio-political nature ; they are, more fundamentally, of a spiritual nature.
In order to provide fruitful and sustainable responses, a change of consciousness and of lifestyle is necessary. This change implies an awakening and a revised sense of responsibility, a rediscovery of the human being and of the cosmos in their most inner and sacred dimensions, an in-depth integration between spiritual transformation and structural transformation.
The desire to change oneself through a spiritual quest or by taking steps for personal development is not sufficient, no more so than by wanting to change the world by participating in social movements or belonging to political parties. Certainly both are necessary, but they should be articulated through “diagonal” steps that, emanating from the heart of man, penetrate and unify all dimensions of the being (body, soul and spirit) and of society.
There is certainly a tension between the earth and the heavens, the material and the spiritual, the reflective and the practical, but they are all one. The Spirit must embody, manifest itself in the material - thought must lead to action. Re-enchantment passes through the transfiguration of the self and of the world.
Action
Everywhere in the world and in all fields of activity, men and women question, seek, long for a new quality of being, and invent new ways of living, thinking, consuming, producing and saving, manifesting more responsibility, solidarity and equity.
A foundation established under Swiss law and recognized as being in the interest of the public, Diagonale intends to participate in this vast undertaking by emphasizing the importance of spiritual roots and transformation. It seeks to contribute to the dynamic for the “re-enchantment of the world” and the emergence of new paradigms by recognizing and supporting, from North to South :
a process of research and of reflection - transdisciplinary and inter-traditional - on the vital issues of our times and alternative possibilities ;
projects and practical applications in the field, grounds for experimentation, resistance and change in different domains : agriculture, education, development ;
networking of initiatives and actors, working towards a similar goal, through encounters, dialogue, alliances and other partnerships.
Sponsors
Diagonale is supported by more than 50 sponsors that compose an international, inter-traditional and transdisciplinary committee.
Olivier Abel, ethicist
Guy Aurenche, lawyer
Georges Balandier, anthropologist
Lytta Basset, theologian
Maurice Bellet, philosopher
Khaled Bentounès, sheikh sufi
Rachid Benzine, teacher
Dominique Biedermann, economist
Enzo Bianchi, monk
André Biéler, ethicist
Olivier Clément, theologian
Guy Coq, philosopher
Boris Cyrulnik, ethologist
Annick de Souzenelle, exegetist
Paul H. Dembinski, economist
Philippe Derudder, corporate adviser
Abdou Filali-Ansary, professor
Claire Gibault, conductor
Marc Raphaël Guedj, chief rabbi
Bruno Guiderdoni, astrophysicist
Jean-Claude Guillebaud, essayist
Philippe Haddad, rabbi
Jean Halpérin, professor
Albert Jacquard, geneticist
Laila Khalifa, researcher
Georges Khodr, metropolitan of Mount Lebanon
Joseph Ki-Zerbo, historian
Philippe Meirieu, education specialist
Sœur Minke, nun
Ariane Mnouchkine, director
Edgar Morin, sociologist
Jean-Marie Muller, philosopher
Basarab Nicolescu, physicist
Jean Nouvel, architect
Valère Novarina, writer
Raimon Panikkar, philosopher
Jean-Marie Pelt, biologist
Philippe Quéau, philosopher
Pierre Rabhi, agrobiologist
Majid Rahnema, specialist in development issues
Andrea Riccardi, historian
Paul Ricœur, philosopher
Gabriel Ringlet, professor
Marie Romanens, psychoanalyst
Albert Rouet, archbishop of Poitiers
Patrice Sauvage, higher civil servant
Constantin Sigov, philosopher
Archimandrite Syméon, priest-monk
Mohammed Taleb, philosopher
Denys Teundroup, lama
Aminata Traoré, social psychologist
Trinh Xuan Thuan, astrophysicist
Paul Valadier, philosopher
Bertrand Vergely, philosopher
Thierry Verhelst, head of a NGO
Paul Virilio, philosopher
Patrick Viveret, philosopher
Kallistos Ware, bishop of Diokleia.
Council of the foundation
The council of the foundation Diagonale is composed of Michel-Maxime Egger (President), Camille Egger-Foetisch, Jacques Guillon, Shafique Keshavjee, Philippe Baud, Philippe Le Bé.
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