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JCS Editor • October 30, 2025Fall Contemplative Conferences
ISCR & AAR 2025 Conferences
International Society For Contemplative Research (ISCR) Conference The 3rd Conference of the International Society for Contemplative Research (ISCR) will be held on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from November 3-6, 2025. The ISCR 2025 Conference is an international… -
JCS Editor • October 16, 2025Special Issue Announcement
Special Issue #09: Contemplative Computing
The JCS Editors are delighted to announce Special Issue #09: Contemplative Computing, with guest editors Angela Orebaugh (University of Virginia), Alex Soojung-Kim Pang (Stanford University), and Gunter Bombaerts (Eindhoven University of Technology). This Special Issue invites scholars to explore the… -
JCS Editor • August 29, 2025Special Issue Announcement
Special Issue #08: Contemplation in Education and Human Development
The JCS Editors are delighted to announce Special Issue #08: Contemplation in Education and Human Development with guest editors Robert W. Roeser (Emory University), Brendan Ozawa-de Silva (Emory University), Yuki Imoto (Keio University), and Kimberly Schonert-Reichl (University of Illinois, Chicago)…. -
JCS Editor • July 31, 2025Special Issue Announcement
Special Issue #7
The JCS Editors are excited to announce Special Issue #07: Micro-Phenomenology, Heart Openings, and Contemplative Practice with guest editors Christian Suhr and Martijn van Beek. In recent years, micro-phenomenological interviews have been used across a range of disciplines to understand the rich textures of human experience,… -
JCS Editor • June 30, 2025Call for Book Reviews
The Journal of Contemplative Studies invites book reviews for the following monographs and edited volumes. Monographs: Edited volumes: The JCS seeks a double review for the following pair of books: JCS book reviews are long-form, scholarly reviews (1,500–2,500 words) of… -
JCS Editor • June 5, 2025Special Issue Article
Beyond Technical Fixes: Sufism, Contemplation, and Climate Change as Human Predicament
“Beyond Technical Fixes: Sufism, Contemplation, and Climate Change as Human Predicament” by Muhammad U. Faruque is a part of Special Issue #03: Contemplative Ecology. Abstract: Building on the works of the Sufi philosopher Seyyed Hossein Nasr and the German sociologist Hartmut… -
JCS Editor • June 5, 2025Special Issue Article
Love’s Deepest Abyss: A Contemplative Ecology of Darkness
“Love’s Deepest Abyss: A Contemplative Ecology of Darkness” by Douglas E. Christie is a part of Special Issue #03: Contemplative Ecology. Abstract: “Love’s deepest abyss is her most beautiful form,” so claims Hadewijch of Antwerp, the great medieval Flemish mystic. This… -
JCS Editor • May 8, 2025Special Issue Article
The Contemplative Mood of Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain: Toward an Embodied Ecocentric Epistemology
“The Contemplative Mood of Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain: Toward an Embodied Ecocentric Epistemology” by Jared R. Lindahl is a part of Special Issue #03: Contemplative Ecology. Abstract: Nan Shepherd (1893–1981) was a Scottish novelist, poet, educator, and mountaineer. Her primary work of… -
JCS Editor • April 24, 2025Special Issue Article
The Persistence of Habit: Tantric Engagements with Dharmakīrti’s View of Yogic Perception
After a century and a half of focus on Buddhist doctrine, academic attention is increasingly being paid to practice. What remains undertheorized, however, is the relation between the two. An example of this is the idea that tantric practice is…
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JCS Editor • April 16, 2026Contemplation + Indigeneity
An Interview With Lance Henson
JCS: I’d first like to tell you what an honor it is for me to be able to have this conversation with you, Lance. I’d like to start our conversation in asking whether contemplative practices have always been part of your life. What did your upbringing look like,… -
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JCS Editor • March 19, 2026Contemplation + SENSEmaking
An Interview With James Gentry
JCS: Thanks so much for talking with me today, James. First, we’re really interested in how your upbringing led to your being interested in contemplative practices and general spiritual openness. JG: Yeah, that’s such a big question. For me, it was essentially… -
JCS Editor • February 26, 2026Contemplation + SENSEmaking
An Interview with Andrew Holecek
JCS: Welcome—I’m excited to talk with you today. I have three core questions, but first I’d love it if you could give us a brief bio and a background of who you are and where you’re coming from. AH: I come from Boulder, Colorado and have an academic background. I got a… -
JCS Editor • February 20, 2026ISCR 2025 Contemplative Studies Update
From November 3rd to the 6th, 2025, the International Society for Contemplative Research (ISCR) held its third academic conference. The Friday Conference Center offered a pleasant venue for a week’s worth of professional networking, stimulating lectures, and intermittent contemplative exercises. Walking through the front doors on the first day,… -
JCS Editor • February 13, 2026AAR 2025 Contemplative Studies Update
With an Honor Song ringing out, resonantly, at an AAR panel, it’s clear that contemplation as a category, as a way to collect voices, perspectives, and insights, is not just a recapitulation of tired and ingrained modes of academic pursuit. While Contemplative Studies as an organized and self-conscious field is still…