Announcing the Future of Meaning Conference: The Philosophical Renewal of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness

Andrew M. Davis, Steve McIntosh
| June 26, 2026

Dear Friends,

We’re co-convening a spiritual philosophy conference featuring some of the brightest minds of our time!

The Future of Meaning Conference is being held in Savannah’s beautiful historic district, May 19–22, 2027. Under the theme “The Philosophical Renewal of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness,” this unique gathering brings together leading voices in philosophy, theology, and culture for four days of presentations, dialogue, fellowship, contemplation, and music.

Confirmed speakers include Iain McGilchrist, Ilia Delio, John Haught, Stephen Blackwood, Steve McIntosh, Andrew M. Davis, Robert Nicastro, and more—with Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Sarah Coakley, and David Bentley Hart joining us live virtually.

The conference will take place in the heart of Savannah’s historic downtown at the landmark Trinity United Methodist Church (built 1848) on Telfair Square. The conference also includes a chamber music concert at St. John’s Episcopal Church (built 1853), and a hosted bar reception at Ralston College. Further details can be found on the Conference’s website.

Historic Trinity Church Interior and Exterior

Reserve your place in Savannah

Early registration is $290. We expect attendance of around 150 people. Seats are limited and we may sell out at the early registration price.

The conference will begin on the evening of May 19th at 7:00 PM and will finish on the fourth day, May 22nd around 12:30 PM.

Conference registration includes the full program: Wednesday night through Saturday afternoon, and a classical music concert and evening reception at Ralston College. Accommodations and meals in Savannah are not included. Savannah offers a full range of accommodations, from affordable to luxury.

The Savannah Historic District is a “living museum” and world-class destination

For questions on the conference, please contact us.

Sincerely,

Steve McIntosh

Steve McIntosh is a developmental philosopher who focuses on the evolution of consciousness and culture. He is the author of Developmental Politics (2020), The Presence of the Infinite (2015), Evolution’s Purpose (2012), and Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution (2007). He is also coauthor of Conscious Leadership (2020), with John Mackey and Carter Phipps. McIntosh is the cofounder and director of the Institute for Cultural Evolution nonprofit organization. Before becoming a writer, he had a variety of other successful careers, including founding the consumer products company Now & Zen, and practicing law with one of America’s largest firms. McIntosh is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and the University of Southern California Business School. He grew up in Los Angeles and now lives in Boulder, Colorado with his family. His author website is stevemcintosh.com and you can follow him on X @CultureDevelops

Andrew M. Davis

Dr. Andrew M. Davis is an American process philosopher, theologian, and scholar of the cosmos. He is Research and Academic Director for the Center for Process Studies, where he researches, writes, teaches, and organizes conferences on various aspects of process-relational thought. An advocate of metaphysics and meaning in a hospitable universe, he approaches philosophy as the endeavor to systematically think through what reality must be like—because we are a part of it. He is author, editor, and co-editor of nearly a dozen books, including Mind, Value, and Cosmos: On the Relational Nature of Ultimacy (2020); Process Cosmology: New Integrations in Science and Philosophy (2022); Metaphysics of Exo-Life: Toward a Constructive Whiteheadian Cosmotheology (2023); and Whitehead and Teilhard: From Organism to Omega (2025). His forthcoming book is a comprehensive yet conversational introduction to Alfred North Whitehead titled Whitehead’s Universe: A Prismatic Introduction. Follow his work at andrewmdavis.info.