The 2025 Fintry Trust Summer School: As Above, So Below: The Wisdom of Integral Science
Explore how integral science bridges science and spirituality to address today’s critical challenges. This holistic framework unites knowledge of the divine, cosmos, and humanity, offering insights into personal and collective flourishing, nature’s regeneration, and preserving our humanity in an AI-driven world.
The Summer School, held at Fintry in Surrey (17–20 July 2025), features keynote talks, illustrated presentations, meditation, and somatic practices like yoga and guided walks. Participants will also enjoy small discussion groups, relaxation, and vegetarian meals prepared with garden-fresh ingredients.
Highlights include lectures by Drs. Jean-Paul and Sally Jeanrenaud, Murray Morison M.A., and guest speaker Wakyani Hoffman, an expert in Ubuntu wisdom and ethical AI.
Wakanyi Hoffman is an author, public speaker, scholar, and folklorist who weaves together the ancient threads of African indigenous wisdom with the fabric of modernity. Her groundbreaking work advocates for the integration of the African Ubuntu philosophy into AI systems as an ethical framework that supports human flourishing, guiding technology to reflect indigenous ways of knowing and nurture inner well-being for both community and planetary health. As a researcher at the Inclusive AI Lab within the Centre for Global Challenges (UGlobe) at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, where she currently lives with her family, she is leading the charge in responsible and sustainable AI design. Additionally, she is the author of several children’s books, including Sala, Mountain Warrior, published by Otter-Barry Books UK.
Can’t make the Summer School in person? Wakanyi’s talk is also available online here.
We are delighted to announce that internationally acclaimed theologian and priest Matthew Fox will be a guest speaker (live by Zoom) at our Summer School, speaking on his book The Physics of Angels: Exploring the Realm Where Science and Spirit Meet, co-authored with scientist Rupert Sheldrake. Matthew was a member of the Dominican Order for 34 years, and is author of over 37 books, that have sold millions of copies. He has been listed regularly in the Watkins list of the 100 Most Spiritually Influential Living People.
His talk will draw on the writings of Dionysius the Areopagite, Hildegard of Bingen, Thomas Aquinas, as well as interactions with contemporary scientists who are also mystics, to discover profound connections between modern science and the re-emerging belief in angels. There will be opportunities to interact with Matthew during the Summer School.
Can’t make the Summer School in person? Matthew’s talk is also available online here.
Recordings of Summer School 2025 talks
- Rev. Dr Matthew Fox: “*The Physics of Angels: Exploring the Realm where Science and Spirit Meet“*
- Wakanyi Hoffman: “*Integrating Ubuntu Wisdom in AI for Human Flourishing“*
Fees
Regular: £475
Early Bird Discount, available until 15th February: £399
Non-Residential: £250
Under 35: £250
Watch online:
Matthew Fox’s live talk online: £15 – book here
Wakanyi Hoffman’s live talk online: £15 – book here
Join us to uncover pathways to health, harmony, and planetary healing.
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To register for the Summer School please contact admin@thefintrytrust.org.uk
Image: Hilma af Klint, Altarpiece No 1, 1915.