Ilia Delio and Robert Nicastro interview Dr. Mario Beauregard Ph.D they explore:expanding realitypost-materialistic sciencemeta-paradigm shiftspiritual experiencesDr. Mario Beauregard Ph.D. is a neuroscientist and an author. Because of his research into the neuroscience of consciousness, he was selected by the World Media Net to be one of the "One Hundred Pioneers of the 21st Century." In addition, his groundbreaking work on the neurobiology of emotional self-regulation, consciousness, and spiritual experiences has received extensive international media coverage, and his pioneering work has been recognized by a number of distinctions. Dr. Beauregard is one of the founding members of the Academy for the Advancement of Postmaterialist Sciences (AAPS). He is the author of several books, including The Spiritual Brain (2007), Brain Wars (2012), and Expanding Reality (2021).  "Consciousness is the source of all that is."  Mario Beauregard Support the showA huge thank you to all of you who subscribe and support our show! Support for A Hunger for Wholeness comes from the Fetzer Institute. Fetzer supports a movement of organizations who are applying spiritual solutions to society's toughest problems. Get involved at fetzer.org. Support 'Hunger for Wholeness’ on Patreon as our team continues to develop content for listeners to dive deeper. Visit the Center for Christogenesis' website at christogenesis.org to browse all Hunger for Wholeness episodes and read more from Ilia Delio. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for episode releases and other updates.

Iila Delio and Gabbi Sloan interview Matt Segall on process theology and 'How do we reconcile the chaos of good and evil?' (Part 2)Matthew David Segall, Ph.D., is assistant professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA. He is the author of Physics of the World-Soul: Whitehead's Adventure in Cosmology (2021) and Crossing the Threshold: Etheric Imagination in the Post-Kantian Process Philosophy of Schelling and Whitehead (forthcoming). He is a multidisciplinary researcher focusing on applications of process philosophy across the natural and social sciences. He blogs regularly at footnotes2plato.com. “Philosophy is a lifelong effort to transform oneself into an organ capable of apprehending the whole. This requires remaining in close dialogue with sciences, religions, politics, and the arts, always striving to understand how the partial perspectives these domains engender might hang together so as to guide and inspire wise action.”Support the showA huge thank you to all of you who subscribe and support our show! Support for A Hunger for Wholeness comes from the Fetzer Institute. Fetzer supports a movement of organizations who are applying spiritual solutions to society's toughest problems. Get involved at fetzer.org. Support 'Hunger for Wholeness’ on Patreon as our team continues to develop content for listeners to dive deeper. Visit the Center for Christogenesis' website at christogenesis.org to browse all Hunger for Wholeness episodes and read more from Ilia Delio. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for episode releases and other updates.

Iila Delio and Gabbi Sloan interview Matt Segall on process theology and 'How do we reconcile good and evil?'Matthew David Segall, Ph.D., is assistant professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA. He is the author of Physics of the World-Soul: Whitehead's Adventure in Cosmology (2021) and Crossing the Threshold: Etheric Imagination in the Post-Kantian Process Philosophy of Schelling and Whitehead (forthcoming). He is a multidisciplinary researcher focusing on applications of process philosophy across the natural and social sciences. He blogs regularly at footnotes2plato.com. “Philosophy is a lifelong effort to transform oneself into an organ capable of apprehending the whole. This requires remaining in close dialogue with sciences, religions, politics, and the arts, always striving to understand how the partial perspectives these domains engender might hang together so as to guide and inspire wise action.”Support the showA huge thank you to all of you who subscribe and support our show! Support for A Hunger for Wholeness comes from the Fetzer Institute. Fetzer supports a movement of organizations who are applying spiritual solutions to society's toughest problems. Get involved at fetzer.org. Support 'Hunger for Wholeness’ on Patreon as our team continues to develop content for listeners to dive deeper. Visit the Center for Christogenesis' website at christogenesis.org to browse all Hunger for Wholeness episodes and read more from Ilia Delio. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for episode releases and other updates.

Ilia Delio and Robert Nicastro interview Orgin of Life Scientist, Dr. Bruce Damer (Part Two) on the following topics:About Dr. Bruce Damer:Astrobiologist Dr. Bruce Damer investigates the chemical mechanism of life's origins and its implications for evolutionary biology, technology, and culture, including philosophy and our sense of place in the cosmos. He serves as chief scientist at the BIOTA Institute, researcher at UC Santa Cruz, designer of spacecraft for NASA, and has a lifelong interest in the sources of creative breakthroughs.“Can we develop a ‘unified field theory’ which explains both life's emergence and consciousness experience? Dr. Bruce DamerFor more information visit his website: https://www.damer.com/He draws from multiple disciplines to offer practices for individuals and organizations to access extraordinary states of creativity and realize genius solutions for humanity.Support the showA huge thank you to all of you who subscribe and support our show! Support for A Hunger for Wholeness comes from the Fetzer Institute. Fetzer supports a movement of organizations who are applying spiritual solutions to society's toughest problems. Get involved at fetzer.org. Support 'Hunger for Wholeness’ on Patreon as our team continues to develop content for listeners to dive deeper. Visit the Center for Christogenesis' website at christogenesis.org to browse all Hunger for Wholeness episodes and read more from Ilia Delio. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for episode releases and other updates.

Ilia Delio and Robert Nicastro interview Orgin of Life Scientist, Dr. Bruce Damer (Part One) on the following topics:About Dr. Bruce Damer:Astrobiologist Dr. Bruce Damer investigates the chemical mechanism of life's origins and its implications for evolutionary biology, technology, and culture, including philosophy and our sense of place in the cosmos. He serves as chief scientist at the BIOTA Institute, researcher at UC Santa Cruz, designer of spacecraft for NASA, and has a lifelong interest in the sources of creative breakthroughs.“Can we develop a ‘unified field theory’ which explains both life's emergence and consciousness experience? Dr. Bruce DamerFor more information visit his website: https://www.damer.com/Support the showA huge thank you to all of you who subscribe and support our show! Support for A Hunger for Wholeness comes from the Fetzer Institute. Fetzer supports a movement of organizations who are applying spiritual solutions to society's toughest problems. Get involved at fetzer.org. Support 'Hunger for Wholeness’ on Patreon as our team continues to develop content for listeners to dive deeper. Visit the Center for Christogenesis' website at christogenesis.org to browse all Hunger for Wholeness episodes and read more from Ilia Delio. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for episode releases and other updates.

Ilia Delio and Gabi Sloan interview Dr. Anne Kull (Part Two) on the following topics:Can we become one family by using technology?Can we use technology to deepen our connection with nature?How can we live in hope?Anne Kull studied at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (M.A., M.Th., Ph.D.). Since 2000 back in Estonia. She is professor of systematic theology at the University of Tartu, Estonia. Her research areas are science/technology/nature and religion; theological anthropology, particularly gender studies and theology.“Our nature is technonature, our culture is technoculture, and we are cyborgs.”Support the showA huge thank you to all of you who subscribe and support our show! Support for A Hunger for Wholeness comes from the Fetzer Institute. Fetzer supports a movement of organizations who are applying spiritual solutions to society's toughest problems. Get involved at fetzer.org. Support 'Hunger for Wholeness’ on Patreon as our team continues to develop content for listeners to dive deeper. Visit the Center for Christogenesis' website at christogenesis.org to browse all Hunger for Wholeness episodes and read more from Ilia Delio. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for episode releases and other updates.

Hosts Ilia Delio and Gabi Sloan interview Dr. Anne Kull on the following topics:What is techno-culture?The way we use language can create openness.What is a cyborg?We are nature, but nature is not what we think it is.Anne Kull studied at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (M.A., M.Th., Ph.D.). Since 2000 back in Estonia. She is professor of systematic theology at the University of Tartu, Estonia. Her research areas are science/technology/nature and religion; theological anthropology, particularly gender studies and theology.“Our nature is technonature, our culture is technoculture, and we are cyborgs.”Support the showA huge thank you to all of you who subscribe and support our show! Support for A Hunger for Wholeness comes from the Fetzer Institute. Fetzer supports a movement of organizations who are applying spiritual solutions to society's toughest problems. Get involved at fetzer.org. Support 'Hunger for Wholeness’ on Patreon as our team continues to develop content for listeners to dive deeper. Visit the Center for Christogenesis' website at christogenesis.org to browse all Hunger for Wholeness episodes and read more from Ilia Delio. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for episode releases and other updates.

Hosts Ilia Delio and Gabi Sloan interview Dr. David Sloan Wilson about these topics: (Part Two)Where do power and authority reside in evolving prosocial unity?Religion and science can help to create the motivation, structure, and meaningful unity/belonging. The integration of religion and science create the openness of earth and humanity to their fullest potential for life and a futureAbout Dr. David Sloan Wilson:David Sloan Wilson is one of the foremost evolutionary thinkers and gifted communicators about evolution to the general public. He is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology Emeritus at Binghamton University and President of the nonprofit organization Prosocial World, whose mission is “to consciously evolve a world that works for all.” His most recent books are This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution, Prosocial: Using Evolutionary Science to Build Productive, Equitable, and Collaborative Groups (with Paul Atkins and Steven C. Hayes), and his first novel, Atlas Hugged: The Autobiography of John Galt III. “Selfishness beats altruism within groups. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups. Everything else is commentary.”Support the showA huge thank you to all of you who subscribe and support our show! Support for A Hunger for Wholeness comes from the Fetzer Institute. Fetzer supports a movement of organizations who are applying spiritual solutions to society's toughest problems. Get involved at fetzer.org. Support 'Hunger for Wholeness’ on Patreon as our team continues to develop content for listeners to dive deeper. Visit the Center for Christogenesis' website at christogenesis.org to browse all Hunger for Wholeness episodes and read more from Ilia Delio. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for episode releases and other updates.

Hosts Ilia Delio and Gabi Sloan interview Dr. David Sloan Wilson about these topics: What is the puzzle of altruism in Darwinian Evolution?Religion as the optimization of life in evolutionTechnology has enhanced the speed of evolution, propelling us into "the noosphere" yet we do not know how to live there.About Dr. David Sloan Wilson:David Sloan Wilson is one of the foremost evolutionary thinkers and gifted communicators about evolution to the general public. He is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Biology and Anthropology Emeritus at Binghamton University and President of the nonprofit organization Prosocial World, whose mission is “to consciously evolve a world that works for all.” His most recent books are This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution, Prosocial: Using Evolutionary Science to Build Productive, Equitable, and Collaborative Groups (with Paul Atkins and Steven C. Hayes), and his first novel, Atlas Hugged: The Autobiography of John Galt III. “Selfishness beats altruism within groups. Altruistic groups beat selfish groups. Everything else is commentary.” Support the showA huge thank you to all of you who subscribe and support our show! Support for A Hunger for Wholeness comes from the Fetzer Institute. Fetzer supports a movement of organizations who are applying spiritual solutions to society's toughest problems. Get involved at fetzer.org. Support 'Hunger for Wholeness’ on Patreon as our team continues to develop content for listeners to dive deeper. Visit the Center for Christogenesis' website at christogenesis.org to browse all Hunger for Wholeness episodes and read more from Ilia Delio. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for episode releases and other updates.

In this episode Hosts, Ilia Delio and Gabby Sloan interview Author,  Speaker,  Coach, Sheri Kling in (Part Two) as they discuss the following themes:How do we trust in the flow of life?Is God changed by us?What are you afraid of?Sheri D. Kling, Ph.D., is an author, speaker, singer, and spiritual mentor who draws from wisdom and mystical traditions, relational worldviews, depth psychology, and the intersection of spirituality and science to help people find meaning, belonging, and transformation. She is Director of Process & Faith and the John Cobb Legacy Fund and a faculty member of the Haden Institute. Her work can be found at www.sherikling.com.“When we join Whitehead, Jung, and a spiritual practice of dream work, we experience for ourselves that at both the levels of the cosmos and of the psyche, we matter, we belong, and we can experience positive change.” Sheri KlingSupport the showA huge thank you to all of you who subscribe and support our show! Support for A Hunger for Wholeness comes from the Fetzer Institute. Fetzer supports a movement of organizations who are applying spiritual solutions to society's toughest problems. Get involved at fetzer.org. Support 'Hunger for Wholeness’ on Patreon as our team continues to develop content for listeners to dive deeper. Visit the Center for Christogenesis' website at christogenesis.org to browse all Hunger for Wholeness episodes and read more from Ilia Delio. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for episode releases and other updates.