Voices that Guided the Path

Huston Smith

Historian of Religion

Celebrated author of The World's Religions and spiritual pluralist.

Bob Jesse

Convenor

Founder of CSP; longtime convener of cross-disciplinary spiritual inquiry.

Thomas Roberts, Ph.D.

Educator and Psychedelic Scholar

Pioneer in psychedelics and religion at Northern Illinois University.

Ralph Hood, Ph.D.

Chair, William James Awards Committee

Psychologist of religion and mystical experience.

Rev. Karla Hansen

Interfaith Minister and Spiritual Guide

Ordained minister and longtime advocate of compassionate, peer-based spiritual care.

Jeffrey Bronfman

Cultural Strategist and Spiritual Collaborator

Advocate of ethical leadership and spiritual innovation in complex systems.

Craig Comstock

Author and Cultural Commentator

Writer and dialogue partner in CSP’s early years.

Victoria MacDonald, M.Div,

Spiritual Guide and Board Member

Minister and guide engaged in sacred practice and peer leadership.

David Wilson, J.D., M.D.

Physician and Legal Scholar

Bridging medicine and law in sacred practice.

David Steindl-Rast, Ph.D., O.S.B.

Benedictine Monk and Interfaith Pioneer

Brother David is a spiritual elder bridging contemplation and mysticism.

James Fadiman, PhD

Psychologist and Entheogenic Research Pioneer

Co-founder of transpersonal psychology and long-standing advocate of safe psychedelic use.

Willis Harman, Ph.D

Visionary Thinker and Founding Spirit

President of IONS and integrative thinker in CSP’s early circle.

Michael Winkelman, Ph.D.

Committee Member and Anthropologist

Anthropologist exploring cross-cultural ritual and entheogens.

Richard Glen Boire, J.D.

Legal Advisor and Scholar of Religious Liberty

Attorney exploring the intersection of sacred practice and constitutional law.

Ken Barnes, M.Div.

Director Emeritus

Minister and contemplative guide with decades of service to CSP.

Chris-Ellyn Johanson PhD

Scholar and Advisory Member

Psychologist and contemplative scholar contributing to CSP’s ethics.

Charles Schuster, Ph.D

Addiction Researcher and Federal Policy Advisor

Former NIDA director contributing scientific oversight.

Ann and Alexander Shulgin

Pioneers of Entheogenic Exploration

Visionary partners whose scientific and psychological work shaped modern understandings of psychoactive substances.

William A. Richards, Ph.D

Committee Member and Scholar-Practitioner

Psychedelic therapist and spiritual guide

Charles Tart, Ph.D.

Consciousness Researcher

Psychologist known for transpersonal psychology and altered states.

David M. Wulff, Ph.D.

Committee Member and Psychologist of Religion

Wheaton professor studying the varieties of spiritual experience.

Mark Kleiman, PhD

Policy Analyst and Public Safety Advisor

National expert on drug policy and regulatory frameworks.

Brad Bunnin, J.D., M.Div

Legal and Ethical Advisor

Attorney-theologian guiding CSP’s ethical frameworks.

Robert King, M.Div, Ph.D.

Theologian and Educator

Seminary professor and spiritual advisor to CSP.

Kenneth Smith, M.Div

Spiritual Director and Pastoral Theologian

Religious leader with a deep commitment to sacred experience.