Sunday, May 01, 2011

Jorge Ferrer, PhD - "Transpersonal Psychology and the Future of Religion: A Participatory Vision for the 21st Century"

This is an interesting lecture by Jorge Ferrer, PhD, given at the University of Florida in April, 2006 - his topic was "Transpersonal Psychology and the Future of Religion: A Participatory Vision for the 21st Century." He is the author of Revisioning Transpersonal Theory: A Participatory Vision of Human Spirituality, and co-editor of The Participatory Turn: Spirituality, Mysticism, Religious Studies.

Ferrer teaches courses on transpersonal psychology, embodied spiritual inquiry, comparative mysticism, integral development, philosophy of science, socially engaged spirituality, and spiritual perspectives on sexuality and relationships. Jorge N. Ferrer, PhD, is core faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, and adjunct faculty at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, California.

Bio of Dr. Ferrer (PDF format)

The following weblinks may also be of interest:
- Dr. Ferrer's page at The California Institute of Integral Studies
- Integral Transformative Practice: A Participatory Perspective by Jorge N. Ferrer

You can watch the whole lecture in a single Windows Media Player file (may require a plug-in) or in the YouTube videos below.

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