We are living in a turbulent period of transition: humanity faces a variety of pressing crises, each causing untold levels of dispossession, dislocation, and despair. We believe these crises reflect a mismatch between the needs of our present age and many of the basic ideas upon which modern societies are built.

Guided by the principle of human oneness and a vision of a more just, peaceful, and prosperous world society, our research program examines these conceptual foundations of modern civilization and seeks to constructively transform them. We strive to transcend the dichotomies that have come to characterize modern thought—between the oneness and diversity of human beings, between human prosperity and ecological flourishing, between scientific advancement and the spiritual heritage of humankind—and to elaborate a fresh and compelling vision of what human relations could become.