Six Varieties of Christians and Their Churches: From Tribal to Integral

Six Varieties of Christians and Their Churches: From Tribal to Integral

Paul Smith   December 4, 2012  
Christians and their communities of faith exist in rich diversity today. Why are there so many different kinds of Christians and churches? There are historical aspects, political factors, matter of taste, and personality types. However, from an integral perspective of evolutionary stages we can see a quite remarkable tendency for churches to fall into one of perhaps six different altitudes of understanding.
Discovering an Integral Civic Consciousness in a Global Age

Discovering an Integral Civic Consciousness in a Global Age

John Bunzl   September 18, 2012  
In an age of global crisis, why does the idea of global governance remain a such a taboo topic? Here John Bunzl posits a civic line of development, suggesting only those possessing a worldcentric level of civic awareness can fully comprehend global problems and the need for binding global governance.
Yes, Virginia, Consciousness Goes All the Way Down. But Does It Go All the Way Up?

Yes, Virginia, Consciousness Goes All the Way Down. But Does It Go All the Way Up?

Michael E. Zimmerman   August 6, 2012  
Although the apparent confirmation of the Higgs Boson, the so-called God particle, has been attracting attention recently, the most vexing problem in science and philosophy remains the mind-body problem: What relation is there between material brain states and conscious, first-person experience? In the past few years, as we shall see in a moment, some neurosciences have now arrived at an answer that was anticipated by Ken Wilber’s version of integral theory.
Albert Murray’s Lines of Cultural Development

Albert Murray’s Lines of Cultural Development

Greg Thomas   July 13, 2011  
Greg Thomas explores the fascinating intersection between the work of Albert Murray and Integral Theory.
Death, Rebirth, and Meditation

Death, Rebirth, and Meditation

Ken Wilber   July 5, 2011  
Some type of reincarnation doctrine is found in virtually every mystical religious tradition the world over. Even Christianity accepted it until around the fourth century CE, when, for largely political reasons, it was made anathema. Many Christian mystics today now accept the idea. As the Christian theologian John Hick pointed out in his important work Death and Eternal Life, the consensus of the world religions, including Christianity, is that some sort of reincarnation occurs.
An Integral Take on the Blues Idiom

An Integral Take on the Blues Idiom

Greg Thomas   April 19, 2011  
From an integral perspective, the blues has many dimensions, from the personal to the bio-behavioral aspects of the individual, to the cultural and social dynamics of collectives. The blues can be experienced from an egocentric, ethnocentric, and world-centric value level or stage of development. We can view the blues as a musical or cognitive or aesthetic line of intelligence or development also, and even as a philosophical proposition—an existential response to life in the late-19th through the 20th century.
Albert Murray Defines Art

Albert Murray Defines Art

Greg Thomas   October 10, 2010  
Whether or not Albert Murray's thought and frameworks of analysis are Integral remains to be seen and decided by Integral readers and scholars; however, what's indisputable is his deeply pluralistic and interdisciplinary approach to knowledge. A prime example, in which he elaborates definitions of art and aesthetic statement, follows.
Exploring Stages of Sexuality Through Buddhism

Exploring Stages of Sexuality Through Buddhism

David Deida   July 7, 2008  
David Deida explains how the three major schools of Buddhist thought reflect the stages of psycho-sexual maturity, and how these stages play themselves out in our spiritual practices and in our relationships.
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