“The Future of Christianity” in an Integral Path

“Integral Life” offers a new 2-disc DVD entitled The Future of Christianity: A Startling New Vision of Hope for the 21st Century. Join Ken Wilber and renowned Christian contemplative Father Thomas Keating as they present their newest—and some say most interesting work! Discover a vision of the Christian journey that has radical implications for our spiritual lives and for the world as a whole.

To watch this 2-minutes trailer, just click below:

“Spirituality and Religion”: the thought of Ken Wilber and Father Thomas Keating

One of the topics I am interested in is the debate around the concepts of “religions” and “spirituality”.

This is something that really challenges me, because, even if I come from a catholic tradition and education, I have always been interested also in other religions, their contemplative and meditative traditions and experiences.

But the concept of religion, in itself, is very different studying the asian spiritual traditions (like the buddhist and the induist, for example), rather than the meaning it has in the three main monotheistic traditions.

On the other side, but this is my personal experience, I believe in the interreligious dialogue, searching for what is essential and common in every tradition, experiencing different forms of meditations and prayers, without losing my catholic membership.

In the two “You tube” videos added below, I propose to you:

1. a Ken Wilber reflections on “The spirituality of tomorrow” (which, of course, is based on the “integral” Wilber perspective);

2. a chat among Ken and father Thomas Keating, entitled “Religious, but not spiritual?”.

Father Thomas Keating”is a trappist monk, living at St. Benedict’s Monastery in Snowmass, Colorado (U.S.A.). He is co-founder of the Contemplative Outreach, Ltd., an international, ecumenical spiritual network that teaches the practice of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina, a method of prayer drawn from the Christian contemplative tradition.