Dr. Kurt Johnson (https://www.evolutionaryleaders.net/synergycircles; http://www.lightonlight.us), author and activist, has worked in professional science and comparative religion for over 40 years. A prominent figure on international committees, particularly at the United Nations, he is the author or co-author of several influential and award-winning books: Our Moment of Choice (2020) (Gold Nautilus and COVR Awards), The Coming Interspiritual Age (2013), Nabokov’s Blues (2000) and Fine Lines (2015) (Brian Boyd Prize, 2019).
Kurt has served on the faculty of New York’s Interfaith Seminary for 12 years and, for 25 years, was associated there with the American Museum of Natural History. He is the host of the Convergence series on VoiceAmerica, publisher of three magazines: The Convergence, Light on Light, and Conscious Business, and is a founder of the Light on Light Press. A partner in UNITY EARTH, Kurt is ordained, or certified, in five religious traditions. He has a Ph.D. in Evolution and Ecology and is the author of over 200 scientific articles and seven technical books. A former monastic, is he a member or founder of the Evolutionary Leaders, Association of Transformational Leaders, International Contemplative Alliance, Gaiafield and Subtle Activism Networks, Self Care to Earth Care network, UN NGO Committee on Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns, NGO Forum 21 Institute, the UN Committee for International Yoga Day, and is President of the Friends of the Institute of Noetic Sciences.
Johnson, Mills, and Lennon previously joined in presenting “A Spiritual Lives of Scientists” program for the 2023 Complexity Science Summit.