BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Cobb Institute - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Cobb Institute X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://cobb.institute X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Cobb Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260210T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260210T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20260205T010735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T233514Z UID:10001210-1770717600-1770724800@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences | Jared Morningstar DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2026-02-10/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Jared-Morningstar-Imagination-Ritual-and-Non-Ordinary-Experiences-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260203T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260203T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20260129T003530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T231100Z UID:10001208-1770112800-1770120000@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Just a Little Walk with Jesus: A Lenten Adventure | Bruce Epperly DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2026-02-03/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Bruce-Epperly-Just-a-Little-Walk-with-Jesus-A-Lenten-Adventure-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260127T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260127T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20260110T024559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260110T024559Z UID:10001207-1769508000-1769515200@cobb.institute SUMMARY:China in Process: Reflections from a Recent Journey | Meijun Fan\, Zhihe Wang\, Cliff Cobb\, Jay Jones DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2026-01-27/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Meijun-Fan-et-al.-China-in-Process-Reflections-from-a-Recent-Journey-Header-Option-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260120T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260120T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20251216T011549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T044743Z UID:10001205-1768903200-1768910400@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Process Theology Alive in Church Life | Leslie King DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2026-01-20/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Leslie-King-Process-Theology-Alive-in-Church-Life-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260113T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260113T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20251217T050407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251217T050626Z UID:10001206-1768298400-1768305600@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Special Event Featuring the Graduates of the 2025 Certificate Program in Process Thought and Practice DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2026-01-13/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Special-Event-Featuring-the-Graduates-of-the-2025-Certificate-in-Process-Thought-and-Practice-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251216T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251216T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20251202T224149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T002255Z UID:10001204-1765879200-1765886400@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Asexuality and Aromanticism: An Exploration of the Personal and Collective Costs of Compulsory Sexuality and Amatonormativity | Cindy Mundahl DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-12-16/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cindy-Mundahl-Asexuality-and-Aromanticism-An-Exploration-of-the-Personal-and-Collective-Costs-of-Compulsory-Sexuality-and-Amatonormativity-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251209T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251209T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20251105T221322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T225054Z UID:10001200-1765274400-1765281600@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Alfred North Whitehead and Owen Barfield on the Romantic Imagination as a Window into the Intrinsic Value of Nature | Matt Segall DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-12-09/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Matt-Segall-Alfred-North-Whitehead-and-Owen-Barfield-on-the-Romantic-Imagination-as-a-Window-into-the-Intrinsic-Value-of-Nature-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251202T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251202T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20251118T012555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T031154Z UID:10001203-1764669600-1764676800@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Personhood Without Boundaries: Steps to a Transreligious Planetary Communion | Gunnar Gabriel DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-12-02/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Gunnar-Gabriel.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251125T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251125T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20251114T212341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T235543Z UID:10001202-1764064800-1764072000@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Process Buddhism and Ecofeminism in the Age of Planetary Polycrisis | Kazi Adi Shakti DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-11-25/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kazi-Adi-Shakti-Process-Buddhism-and-Ecofeminism-in-the-Age-of-Planetary-Polycrisis-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251118T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20251114T210010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T210010Z UID:10001201-1763460000-1763467200@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Living and Breathing Gratitude | With Panel of Process Thinkers\, Poets\, Musicians\, and Activists DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-11-18/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Living-and-Breathing-Gratitude-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251111T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251111T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20251031T203446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T233548Z UID:10001199-1762855200-1762862400@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Love Leads the Way: The Continuing Legacy of Amy Carmichael\, the Down-to-Earth Mystic | Jeremiah Rajanesan DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-11-11/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jeremiah-Rajanesan-Love-Leads-the-Way-The-Continuing-Legacy-of-Amy-Carmichael-the-Down-to-Earth-Mystic-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251105T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251105T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250924T230319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T230615Z UID:10001192-1762329600-1762362000@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Course: Process Thought & Science DESCRIPTION:Applying Process Thought Across the Natural Sciences\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis course introduces students to Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy\, emphasizing its application to modern science and cosmology. It explores the applications of process thought to physics\, biology\, and neuroscience\, as well as its potential for integrating natural science and the humanities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind Out More & Sign Up URL:https://cobb.institute/event/course-process-thought-science/2025-11-05/ CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Process-Thought-Science-2025-header-1300x500-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251104T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251104T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20251015T054503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T111242Z UID:10001198-1762250400-1762257600@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Process Explorations: Sheri Kling & Special Guests DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-11-04/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Sheri-Kling-Special-Guests-Renewing-Faith-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251029T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250924T230319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T230615Z UID:10001191-1761724800-1761757200@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Course: Process Thought & Science DESCRIPTION:Applying Process Thought Across the Natural Sciences\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis course introduces students to Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy\, emphasizing its application to modern science and cosmology. It explores the applications of process thought to physics\, biology\, and neuroscience\, as well as its potential for integrating natural science and the humanities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind Out More & Sign Up URL:https://cobb.institute/event/course-process-thought-science/2025-10-29/ CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Process-Thought-Science-2025-header-1300x500-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251028T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251028T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20251009T000501Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T223125Z UID:10001196-1761645600-1761652800@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Process Explorations: Mary Fridley & Carrie Lobman DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-10-28/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mary-Fridley-Carrie-Lobman-Playing-in-Life-Performing-Philosophy-Creating-Development-An-Introduction-to-Social-Therapeutics-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251022T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251022T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250924T230319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T230615Z UID:10001190-1761120000-1761152400@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Course: Process Thought & Science DESCRIPTION:Applying Process Thought Across the Natural Sciences\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis course introduces students to Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy\, emphasizing its application to modern science and cosmology. It explores the applications of process thought to physics\, biology\, and neuroscience\, as well as its potential for integrating natural science and the humanities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind Out More & Sign Up URL:https://cobb.institute/event/course-process-thought-science/2025-10-22/ CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Process-Thought-Science-2025-header-1300x500-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251021T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251021T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20251015T052000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T052000Z UID:10001197-1761040800-1761048000@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Process Explorations: Jeremy Lent DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-10-21/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Jeremy-Lent-Envisioning-an-Ecological-Civilization-in-Theory-and-Practice-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251015T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250924T230319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T230615Z UID:10001189-1760515200-1760547600@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Course: Process Thought & Science DESCRIPTION:Applying Process Thought Across the Natural Sciences\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis course introduces students to Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy\, emphasizing its application to modern science and cosmology. It explores the applications of process thought to physics\, biology\, and neuroscience\, as well as its potential for integrating natural science and the humanities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind Out More & Sign Up URL:https://cobb.institute/event/course-process-thought-science/2025-10-15/ CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Process-Thought-Science-2025-header-1300x500-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251014T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250905T222403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251012T061058Z UID:10001183-1760436000-1760443200@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Process Explorations: Mary Evelyn Tucker DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-10-14/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mary-Evelyn-Tucker-Ecological-Civilization-Problems-and-Promises-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251008T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251008T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250924T230319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T230615Z UID:10001188-1759910400-1759942800@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Course: Process Thought & Science DESCRIPTION:Applying Process Thought Across the Natural Sciences\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis course introduces students to Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy\, emphasizing its application to modern science and cosmology. It explores the applications of process thought to physics\, biology\, and neuroscience\, as well as its potential for integrating natural science and the humanities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind Out More & Sign Up URL:https://cobb.institute/event/course-process-thought-science/2025-10-08/ CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Process-Thought-Science-2025-header-1300x500-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251007T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251007T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250926T234016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T195835Z UID:10001194-1759831200-1759838400@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Process Explorations: Evaggelos Vallianatos DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-10-07/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Evaggelos-Vallianatos-Freedom-Clear-Thinking-and-Inspiration-from-5000-Years-of-Greek-History-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251001T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250924T230319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T230615Z UID:10001187-1759305600-1759338000@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Course: Process Thought & Science DESCRIPTION:Applying Process Thought Across the Natural Sciences\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis course introduces students to Alfred North Whitehead’s process philosophy\, emphasizing its application to modern science and cosmology. It explores the applications of process thought to physics\, biology\, and neuroscience\, as well as its potential for integrating natural science and the humanities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind Out More & Sign Up URL:https://cobb.institute/event/course-process-thought-science/2025-10-01/ CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Process-Thought-Science-2025-header-1300x500-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250930T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250930T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250925T234525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T195416Z UID:10001193-1759226400-1759233600@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Process Explorations: David Menefee-Libey DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-09-30/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/David-Menefee-Libey-Teaching-Undergraduates-About-U.S.-Politics-in-Fraught-Times-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250923T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250923T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250912T062227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T230835Z UID:10001186-1758621600-1758628800@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Process Explorations: Grace Grace Grace DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize.\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-09-23/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Grace-Grace-Grace-Symbols-Signals-Sigils-Media-Artistic-Perspectives-on-Perception-Understanding-and-Becoming-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250917T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250917T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250717T220626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T220856Z UID:10001179-1758128400-1758133800@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Creative Becoming: Process Philosophy & the Arts 2025 DESCRIPTION:Exploring Process Philosophy and Theology Through the Arts\n \n\n \nThis course explores the dynamic intersection of Whitehead’s process philosophy and the arts. Each session focuses on a particular art form and its resonances with key Whiteheadian themes—creativity\, relationality\, feeling\, and becoming. Through guided reflection\, discussion\, and creative engagement\, participants will explore how the arts can serve as both expression and embodiment of process thought. \n \n\n \n\nFind Out More & Sign Up URL:https://cobb.institute/event/creative-becoming-process-philosophy-the-arts-2025/2025-09-17/ CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Creative-Becoming-Process-Philosophy-the-Arts-2025-header-1300x500-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250916T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250916T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250912T061233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T230818Z UID:10001185-1758016800-1758024000@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Process Explorations: Mary Elizabeth Moore DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. \n\n\n \n  URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-09-16/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mary-Elizabeth-Moore-Forging-Process-Paths-to-Justice-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250910T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250910T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250717T220626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T220856Z UID:10001178-1757523600-1757529000@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Creative Becoming: Process Philosophy & the Arts 2025 DESCRIPTION:Exploring Process Philosophy and Theology Through the Arts\n \n\n \nThis course explores the dynamic intersection of Whitehead’s process philosophy and the arts. Each session focuses on a particular art form and its resonances with key Whiteheadian themes—creativity\, relationality\, feeling\, and becoming. Through guided reflection\, discussion\, and creative engagement\, participants will explore how the arts can serve as both expression and embodiment of process thought. \n \n\n \n\nFind Out More & Sign Up URL:https://cobb.institute/event/creative-becoming-process-philosophy-the-arts-2025/2025-09-10/ CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Creative-Becoming-Process-Philosophy-the-Arts-2025-header-1300x500-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250909T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250909T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250904T192405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250924T230802Z UID:10001182-1757412000-1757419200@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Process Explorations: Susan Strauss DESCRIPTION:Program:\n Process Explorations\n\n Series Theme:\n Building Alternative Futures\n\n Session Topic:\n Imagination\, Ritual\, and Non-Ordinary Experiences\n\n Presenter(s):\n Jared Morningstar\, Independent Scholars; Communications Director at the Center for Process Studies\n\n  \nIn this session of Process Exploration\, Jared Morningstar shares his recent research exploring connections between ritual practice and imagination. Drawing upon ideas from process and Islamic philosophies\, Jared provides a broad overview and analysis of the field of ritual studies before discussing the significance of non-ordinary experience for insight and self-transcendence. In the second half of the presentation\, Jared explores imagination as a primordial human faculty which interprets and transmutes the unique experiences provided by ritual practices. Imagination\, he argues\, is central to our ability to make meaning and self-actualize. \n\n  \nAbout the Presenter(s)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJared Morningstar is an independent scholar and public intellectual based in Chicago whose work explores philosophies and wisdom traditions that are attuned to our time of profound cultural\, ecological\, and spiritual transition. His research focuses especially on process philosophy and theology\, classical and contemporary Islamic thought\, metamodernism\, comparative religion\, and non-ordinary experiences. Across his writing and public scholarship\, he explores how religious traditions can be articulated to respond constructively to contemporary challenges such as nihilism\, interreligious conflict\, ecological crisis\, and the so-called “meaning crisis.”  Jared’s work has appeared in a variety of publications including Metamodern Theory and Praxis\, Process Perspectives\, and Emerge alongside the edited volumes Open and Relational Theology and its Social and Political Implications: Muslim and Christian Perspectives and Amipotence: Expansion & Application. He is a frequent lecturer and conference presenter and has appeared on numerous podcasts and public forums to discuss religion\, process thought\, Islam\, and metamodernism. He holds degrees in Religion and Scandinavian Studies from Gustavus Adolphus College and currently works with the Center for Process Studies and the Psychedelic Medicine Association. URL:https://cobb.institute/event/process-explorations-2025-09-09/ CATEGORIES:Process Explorations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Susan-Strauss-Story-Can-Do-Experience-Morals-Tricksters-in-the-Age-of-Distraction-Header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250903T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250903T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250717T220626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T220856Z UID:10001177-1756918800-1756924200@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Creative Becoming: Process Philosophy & the Arts 2025 DESCRIPTION:Exploring Process Philosophy and Theology Through the Arts\n \n\n \nThis course explores the dynamic intersection of Whitehead’s process philosophy and the arts. Each session focuses on a particular art form and its resonances with key Whiteheadian themes—creativity\, relationality\, feeling\, and becoming. Through guided reflection\, discussion\, and creative engagement\, participants will explore how the arts can serve as both expression and embodiment of process thought. \n \n\n \n\nFind Out More & Sign Up URL:https://cobb.institute/event/creative-becoming-process-philosophy-the-arts-2025/2025-09-03/ CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Creative-Becoming-Process-Philosophy-the-Arts-2025-header-1300x500-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250827T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250827T183000 DTSTAMP:20260404T153715 CREATED:20250717T220626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T220856Z UID:10001176-1756314000-1756319400@cobb.institute SUMMARY:Creative Becoming: Process Philosophy & the Arts 2025 DESCRIPTION:Exploring Process Philosophy and Theology Through the Arts\n\nThis course explores the dynamic intersection of Whitehead’s process philosophy and the arts. Each session focuses on a particular art form and its resonances with key Whiteheadian themes—creativity\, relationality\, feeling\, and becoming. Through guided reflection\, discussion\, and creative engagement\, participants will explore how the arts can serve as both expression and embodiment of process thought. \n\n\nFind Out More & Sign Up URL:https://cobb.institute/event/creative-becoming-process-philosophy-the-arts-2025/2025-08-27/ CATEGORIES:Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cobb.institute/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Creative-Becoming-Process-Philosophy-the-Arts-2025-header-1300x500-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR