Interspirituality

INTERSPIRITUALITY: THE FUTURE continues the global conversation from Interspirituality: The Heritage, honoring the 25th anniversary of Br. Wayne Teasdale's seminal book The Mystic Heart. Teasdale introduced the term Interspirituality to describe a "universal spirituality" found within all the world's religions.

Volume 1 offered a historical tapestry of the emerging interspiritual experience (1999-2015). Volume 2-The Future traces its evolution from 2015 to the present, spotlighting the next wave of voices, visions, and initiatives of this global phenomenon. The contributions reflect a world in urgent transformation-socially, ecologically, politically, and spiritually-and affirm Interspirituality as a dynamic, adaptive response to our global challenges.

Over 120 contributors explore how interspiritual consciousness meets the call for planetary regeneration, sacred activism, ecological justice, and holistic education. Through newly written articles, reflective essays, curated excerpts, and personal pointings, the book engages themes such as Indigenous wisdom, sacred convergence, spiritual community, and the synergy of science and spirituality. Together, they illuminate a future shaped not by domination, but by partnership, compassion, and the shared wisdom of the heart.

An introductory message by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the afterword by Ken Wilber, and featuring Wayne Teasdale - Diane Berke - Thomas Keating - Riane Eisler - Ervin Laszlo - Brian McLaren - Jude Currivan - Thomas Legrand - Audrey Kitagawa - Andrew Harvey - Duane Elgin - Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee - Michael Bernard Beckwith - Jonathan Granoff - Alejandra Warden - David Lorimer - Cynthia Bourgeault - David Sloan Wilson - Kabir & Camille Helminski - Haji Syed Salman Chishty - Mussie Hailu - Mindahi Bastida Muñoz - Jamal Rahman - Geraldine Patrick Encina - Emanuel Kuntzelman - Chief Phil Lane Jr. - Chief Dwaine Perry - Patricia Anne Davis - J. J. & Desiree Hurtak - Victor KazanjianJr. - Deborah Moldow - Ed Bastian - Patrick Carolan - Ashok Gangadean - A. K. Merchant - Terry Patten - Oscar Miro-Quesada - David T. Nicol - Philip Goldberg - Gard Jameson - Claudia Welss - Jon Ramer - Aditi Kaul - Julie Krull - Ramesh Bijlani - Loch Kelly - Michael Holleran