The Farther Reaches of Contemplative Inquiry
Keywords:
contemplation, holistic and integrated contemplative education, spirituality, transformation, ontology, epistemology, axiologyAbstract
I explore contemplation as a transcendent, spiritual inquiry that is holistic and integrated in nature. Drawing from both ancient contemplative teaching and contemporary scholarship, I describe contemplative education as a transformative epistemological, ontological, and axiological project; it becomes a ‘spiritual research paradigm.’