A spiritual experience has been described by some as an encounter with the presence of the infinite within our finite universe of time and space. It takes on many forms and can be conceived of in a wide variety of ways. In his integral view, McIntosh challenges us to hold two seemingly paradoxical worldviews: an infinite, nondual universe and a personal God. Steve McIntosh, J.D. is a leader in the integral philosophy movement He’s President and Co-Founder of the nonprofit, social policy and think tank organization: The Institute for Cultural Evolution. He founded the consumer products company Now & Zen and practiced law and held an executive position with Celestial Seasonings Tea Company. He is an honors graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and the University of Southern California Business School. Besides these accomplishments, he enjoys Olympic-class bicycle racing. He is the author of Integral Consciousness: The Future of Evolution (Paragon House 2011), Evolution's Purpose: An Integral Interpretation of the Scientific Story of Our Origins (Select Books 2012), and The Presence of the Infinite: The Spiritual Experience of Beauty, Truth, and Goodness (Quest 2015)

Interview Date: 10/22/2015    Tags: Steve McIntosh, theism, nondualism, nonduality, traditional spirituality, modernism, post modernism, spiritual progressionism, progressivism, progressive theism, spiritual evolution, beauty, truth, goodness, panentheistic, interconnectedness, mindfulness, nondual unitive experiences, progressive spirituality, pluralism, cultural creatives, evolutionary spirituality, fundamentalism, secular spirituality, atheists, religious naturalists, free will, triunity, integral philosophy, oneness, wholeness, Bede Griffiths, polarity, quantum physics, David Bohm, Philosophy, Spirituality