Editorial

Andrew Cohen

The Integral Emergence

Building the Foundations of a New Worldview

While the progressive values forged in the 1960s continue to permeate society, some intrepid souls are eagerly searching for the next step forward. Discover why leading thinkers around the world are convinced that our future rests in the hands of a budding cultural coup d’état called the integral revolution.

by Joel Pitney

A Theologian of Renewal

The Evolutionary Spirituality of John F. Haught

Will Jesus survive the twenty-first century? How must Christianity reinvent itself in order to flourish in a scientific age? In this personal and philosophical profile, we offer a glimpse inside the prodigious mind and heart of a man who may hold the answers—pioneering Catholic theologian John F. Haught.

by Carter Phipps

Idealism for Grown-Ups

An Interview with Susan Neiman

Is idealism limited to the naïve and young at heart? Does being “realistic” mean abandoning our hopes of changing the world? Philosopher Susan Neiman doesn't think so, arguing that idealism is not only compatible with realism but may even be the most significant dimension of what it means to be human.

by Elizabeth Debold

Seeking Truth Beyond Left and Right

An Interview with Arianna Huffington

Arianna Huffington, political pundit and editor in chief of the award-winning internet newspaper The Huffington Post, tells us why she believes that politics, culture, and consciousness itself are evolving in response to a deep yearning for transcendence that she calls “the fourth instinct.”

by Elizabeth Debold

THE GURU AND THE PANDIT

The Interdynamics of Culture and Consciousness

Andrew Cohen and Ken Wilber

For this inaugural issue of EnlightenNext, Andrew Cohen and Ken Wilber take a fresh look at some of the foundational questions underlying their many wide-ranging conversations: What does it mean that enlightenment is evolving? How is the evolution of consciousness related to the evolution of culture? What is “integral consciousness,” and why is it so important?

Dreams of a Mild-Mannered Hero

Getting to Know the World's Most Popular Spiritual Icon

He shoulders the legacy of the Buddha, the hopes of a nation, and the expectations of the world. But what’s it really like to be the Dalai Lama? Here, a BBC journalist provides a candid look at a leader who carries his enormous responsibilities with lightness, humility, and a sweetly roguish sense of humor.

by Joshua Dugdale