The Sunday salon
A live online conversation about religion, philosophy, humanity, and the questions we carry. Bring a question, share an idea, or begin by listening.
Join Skool for the scheduleCurious minds welcome
Big questions.
Good company.
Explore what you believe—and why.
Help shape the conversation.
Open Sourcery is a free community exploring religion, philosophy, science, and how to live well together. Compare perspectives, question assumptions, and build a worldview you can call your own. Bring your beliefs, doubts, and curiosity—you don’t need to agree to belong.
On Skool · Free to join · No tests or grades
Many traditions.
A shared curiosity.
No preaching.No pressure.Room to disagree.Something to discover.
A place to think together
You don’t have to explore
life’s big questions alone.
Whether you belong to a faith, are rethinking one, or approach life as a skeptic, your perspective is welcome. We examine ideas together, make room for evidence and disagreement, and stay open to changing our minds.
Ideas worth your time
Explore world religions, consciousness, science, and our shared future—including AI and care for the living planet. Bring an idea, a question, or a short video of your own. Members help shape what we explore.
Explore the communityYour Worldview Builder
A guided journey through your beliefs, values, and influences. Develop a personal Soul Map and bring fresh questions back to the community.
Meet Worldview BuilderA conversation can begin here
What’s one belief you’re reconsidering?
A few written lines or a short video are enough. Share what prompted your question, and invite another perspective. Listening is welcome too.
Bring your question to the groupA little reflection. A wider perspective.
Meet your worldview
in the mirror.
We begin with ideas inherited from family, culture, and experience. Worldview Builder gives you space to examine those influences and decide what you want to carry forward.
Use the guided AI journey with Mira to explore global wisdom, reflect on what matters to you, and develop your Soul Map.
Start Worldview BuilderOpens the materials in Google Drive in a new tab.
Meet your host
Dr. James Powell
A teacher of world religions and philosophy.
A fellow traveler in the big questions.
James holds a PhD in Buddhist Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and has taught online since 2010. His teaching brings religious traditions, philosophy, and contemporary life into conversation.
Open Sourcery is his invitation to keep learning together—outside the classroom, without tests, grades, or a required set of beliefs.
Come join the conversationYour first visit
Come as you are.
Start where you like.
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Join Open Sourcerors on Skool.
Create or sign into your Skool account and join the free community.
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Have a look around.
Explore the materials, or introduce yourself with one question you’re thinking about. A written note is just as welcome as a video.
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Find your next conversation.
Check the group’s current salon schedule, post a question, or begin Worldview Builder.
Believers. Skeptics. Lifelong learners.
Pull up a chair.
Bring your curiosity.
We call ourselves Open Sourcerors.
You’re welcome to join us.