Category: Philosophy

Living the Secular Life

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BOOK REVIEWLiving the Secular Life: New Answers to Old Questionsby Phil Zuckerman 2015 About the AuthorPhil Zuckerman is a professor of sociology and secular studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. He is the author of Faith No More: Why People Reject Religion, Society Without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us About … Continue reading Living the Secular Life

The End of Faith

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BOOK REVIEWThe End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reasonby Sam Harris 2005 About the AuthorSam Harris is the author of five New York Times best sellers. His books include The End of Faith, Letter to a Christian Nation, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, Waking Up, and Islam and the Future of … Continue reading The End of Faith

Science and Spiritual Practices

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BOOK REVIEW Science and Spiritual Practices: Transformative Experiences and Their Effects on Our Bodies Brains and Healthby Rupert Sheldrake 2018 About the AuthorRupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of more than 85 scientific papers and 9 books, and the co-author of 6 books. He was among the top 100 Global Thought Leaders for 2013, … Continue reading Science and Spiritual Practices

Finding Purpose in a Godless World

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BOOK REVIEW Finding Purpose in a Godless World: Why We Care Even If the Universe Doesn'tby Ralph Lewis M.D. 2018 About the AuthorRalph Lewis, MD, is a psychiatrist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada; an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto; and a psycho-oncology consultant at the … Continue reading Finding Purpose in a Godless World

How Long Is Now?

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BOOK REVIEW How Long Is Now?: A Journey to Enlightenment … and Beyondby Timothy Freke 2009 About the AuthorTim Freke is an internationally respected authority on spirituality and the author of many best-selling books. A passionate voice for our collective awakening, his groundbreaking ideas and inspirational presence have changed the lives of hundreds of thousands … Continue reading How Long Is Now?

Purpose in the Universe

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BOOK REVIEW Purpose in the Universe: The Moral and Metaphysical Case for Ananthropocentric Purposivismby Tim Mulgan 2015 About the AuthorTim Mulgan, University of Auckland / University of St Andrews Tim Mulgan is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Auckland, and Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy at the University of St Andrews. He was … Continue reading Purpose in the Universe