Journal of Contemplative Studies

Advancing contemplative knowledge and practice

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The Journal of Contemplative Studies (JCS) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia. The journal publishes original research and scholarship on topics related to contemplative practices with a focus on humanistic studies and transdisciplinary scholarship with a humanistic core.

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What is Contemplation?

A series of interviews with leading scholars.

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What is Contemplation? An Interview with Michael Sheehy

What is Contemplation? An Interview With Oludamini Ogunnaike

Contemplative Currents

The Bodhi Trees of Kaua‘i: Piloting a Transdisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Impacts of an Introduced Sacred Species

Posted on March 20, 2025

Transdisciplinarity has emerged as a focal interest in academia over recent years and is conceptualized and applied in many ways…

SPECIAL ISSUE ARTICLE: Riven: A Mysticism of Place in Times of Grief

Posted on March 13, 2025

After a century and a half of focus on Buddhist doctrine, academic attention is increasingly being paid to practice. What…

SPECIAL ISSUE ARTICLE: Contemplative Life amidst Mass Extinction: Catholic Revisions of Spirituality, Law, and Multispecies Justice

Posted on March 6, 2025

After a century and a half of focus on Buddhist doctrine, academic attention is increasingly being paid to practice. What…

Contemplation + The Body: An Interview With Donata Schoeller

Posted on February 27, 2025

Donata Schoeller is the co-founder and academic director of the European Erasmus training program Embodied Critical Thinking and Understanding (TECTU),…

Mushrooms in Nepal

Posted on February 13, 2025

Transdisciplinarity has emerged as a focal interest in academia over recent years and is conceptualized and applied in many ways…

SPECIAL ISSUE ARTICLE: Supreme Patriarch Suk Kai Thuean’s Method of Visualizing the Elements

Posted on February 7, 2025

After a century and a half of focus on Buddhist doctrine, academic attention is increasingly being paid to practice. What…

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JCS invites Special Issues that are thematically focused and curated by guest editors.

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Contemplative Forum

The Contemplative Forum facilitates connections and exchanges among a global community of scholars, practitioners, and educators. Each month, a curated digest is sent to subscribers. We invite you to subscribe, share, and engage with the Contemplative Studies community.