Contemplative Currents

    Contemplative Currents is an online magazine for public scholarship that advances contemplative knowing, practicing, and living.

    Contemplation +

    is an ongoing series of dialogues that explores intersections of contemplation with diverse topics.

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    What is Contemplation?

    is a series that interviews leading scholars in Contemplative Studies to address this driving question.

    All Interviews
    • JCS Editor • April 30, 2026

      Contemplation + SENSEmaking

      An Interview With Eve Ekman

      I discovered that the mere reflection upon our emotions was an intervention towards well-being.
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    • JCS Editor • April 16, 2026

      Contemplation + Indigeneity

      An Interview With Lance Henson

      Conducted by Michael Overstreet, a doctoral candidate at the University of Virginia and a Research Assistant at the Journal of Contemplative Studies (JCS). JCS: I’d first like to tell you what an honor it is for me to be able to…
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    • JCS Editor • March 27, 2026

      Contemplation + SENSEmaking

      An Interview With Adam Lobel

      As far as there being categories of East and West, of philosophy versus spirituality or religion, I can’t even draw the boundaries anymore. 
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    • JCS Editor • March 19, 2026

      Contemplation + 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…
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    • JCS Editor • February 26, 2026

      Contemplation + 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…
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    • JCS Editor • February 20, 2026

      ISCR 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,…
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