Mitchell Rabin Interviews Scientist, author & Former Monk Kurt Johnson

This evening, Mitchell Rabin’s guest is renowned author, scientist and former monk, leader of the inter-spiritual Movement, Kurt Johnson.    We will be looking at a series of extraordinary events the are coming up in the next few months in general and in NYC in particular.  We’ll also be discussing what we need to do to preserve our planet at this tenuous moment in human history.  We’ll look at systems, patterns, the meaning of the solstice and cycles we’ve been able to identify as well as tendencies of human nature, toward altruism, toward cooperation, in the name of the basis of survival and evolutionary growth. Kurt is well known internationally as a scientist, comparative religionist, social activist and former monastic. With a PhD in evolution, ecology, systematics, and comparative biology plus extensive training in comparative religion and philosophy, he was associated professionally for twenty years with the American Museum of Natural History and also the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary in New York City. Ordained in three spiritual traditions, he is widely regarded as the closest associate of Brother Wayne Teasdale, the founder of the modern “interspiritual movement,” and works also with the international Contemplative Alliance and Father Thomas Keating, founder of the Centering Prayer Movement. In science, Kurt has published over 200 professional articles and seven books on evolution and ecology.  This is Kurt’s most recent article, published in Kosmos Journal.