A Conversation on Father Thomas Keating: The Making of a Modern Christian Mystic

Thomas Keating: The Making of
a Modern Christian Mystic

Please join us for this interactive online Forum hosted by Jonathan F.P. Rose, Co-founder of the Garrison Institute, in conversation with the Reverend Dr. Cynthia Bourgeault.

This event promises to peel back the layers of one of the most innovative contemplative thinkers of our time. In “Thomas Keating: The Making of a Modern Christian Mythic“, Cynthia Bourgeault offers an intimate and groundbreaking portrait of a spiritual master who transcended traditional boundaries and reimagined the contemplative landscape.

This is not just a book talk—it’s an invitation to journey through the extraordinary spiritual metamorphosis of Thomas Keating, a Trappist monk who transformed from a traditional religious figure into a revolutionary mystic who bridged worlds, traditions, and states of consciousness.

Discover:

• How a Trappist monk became a global bridge between Christian contemplation and interspirituality
• The radical evolution of Keating’s teachings on self, consciousness, and spiritual transformation
• Insights into the cutting-edge spiritual practices that can liberate modern seekers from limitation

Bourgeault will illuminate Keating’s remarkable passage from institutional spirituality to a profound, borderless understanding of divine connection—revealing how his final decades represented not a departure from Christianity, but its most expansive, radical realization.

Perfect for:

• Spiritual seekers
• Contemplative practitioners
• Those interested in mysticism and personal transformation

We will hold this live Forum on Zoom at 12:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. After registering, you will receive a link to join the session. Please email us at events@garrisoninstitute.org with questions.

Upcoming Symposium

We also invite you to join us in March 2025 for a day-long symposium on the work of Father Keating: “A Rising Tide of Oneness”: Unity Consciousness for a World in Bits and Pieces

For more information and to register, please visit this page.

VIRTUAL FORUM SPEAKERS

Jonathan F.P. Rose is a noted global expert in sustainable development and regenerative communities. He is Co-Founder and Board Chair for The Garrison Institute, and Founder and President of Jonathan Rose Companies, a mission-driven company focused on enhancing the health and wellness of its residents with green, energy-efficient property improvements and through its Communities of Opportunities programming. In 2024, he was awarded Bhutan’s prestigious Druk Thuksey Medal (“Order of the Beloved of the Thunder Dragon”) for helping create and implement the Thimphu Structure Plan, a framework for sustainable development in Bhutan’s rapidly urbanizing capital city. Jonathan founded the Pathways to Planetary Health initiative at the Garrison Institute.

The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Bourgeault is an Episcopal priest and writer. She has been a long-time advocate of the meditative practice of Centering Prayer and has worked closely with fellow teachers and colleagues including Thomas Keating, Bruno Barnhart, and Richard Rohr. Bourgeault has actively participated in numerous inter-spiritual dialogues and events with luminaries and leaders such as A.H. Almaas, Kabir Helminski, Swami Atmarupananda, and Rami Shapiro. Bourgeault is a member of the GPIW (Global Peace Initiative for Women) Contemplative Council and recipient of the 2014 Contemplative Voices award from Shalem Institute. She is a founding Director of both The Contemplative Society and the Aspen Wisdom School. She is also the author of many books, including The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three, The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, The Wisdom Jesus, Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening, Mystical Hope, and others. For more information on Cynthia Bourgeault’s work, please visit her website.

Please contact us for questions and inquiries at events@garrisoninstitute.org.