ABSTRACT
The text for a new, even radical, view of the school curriculum may be in these lines by the late nineteenth century British poet, Francis Thompson. All things, near or far Hiddenly, to each other so linkèd are, That thou canst not stir a flower Without the troubling of a star Are poets the only people who understand the connections between things in nature or may such insights be enjoyed by ordinary mortals? I shall try to shed some light on that question by a brief examination of some of the possible connections between matters of religion, politics, and the world of the natural sciences—the entire range of knowledge.
