Temenos Academy
The Temenos Academy, or Temenos Academy of Integral Studies, is an educational charity in London which aims to offer education in philosophy and the arts in the light of the sacred traditions of East and West.
The academy's origins began in 1980 when the Temenos journal was launched by Kathleen Raine, Keith Critchlow, Brian Keeble and Philip Sherrard to publish creative work which acknowledged spirituality as a prime need for humanity. Ten years later the academy was founded to extend the project through lectures and study groups. It was accommodated initially in the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture in Regent's Park. Since the closure of the institute, the academy now holds meetings in different venues in London.
The Prince of Wales is patron of the academy. He said:
Also, the work of the Temenos Academy addresses the importance of the teaching of what may be defined as the Perennial Philosophy which underpins every civilisation and every religion. In accordance with Kathleen Raine's message:People associated with the academy
Lecturers include Hossein Elahi Ghomshei and Z'ev ben Shimon Halevi. The academy staged a talk by the Dalai Lama during his visit to London in 2004. The journal Temenos was continued as the Temenos Academy Review.
