Many-Sided Wisdom
Subtitled 'a new politics of the spirit' this book introduces the Jain concept of anekant, translated as many-sidedness - a philosophy that can be applied…… Read More »
Category: Philosophy Spirituality
Practical Philosophy
A significant volume in the St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs, which celebrated its Silver Jubilee last year. Practical philosophy is distinguished from…… Read More »
The Religion Virus
The idea of applying the concept of a virus or meme to religion has become fashionable, and this book is an erudite exposition of the…… Read More »
A Story Waiting to Pierce You
This slim volume by Peter Kingsley seems to have one or two possible effects on the reader. The first response is to say "yes" to…… Read More »
ABSENCE OF MIND
These Yale University Terry Lectures on religion in the light of science and philosophy are subtitled 'the dispelling of inwardness from the modern myth of…… Read More »
COMING HOME
Many readers will be familiar with the work of Richard Tarnas, who endorses this book by saying that it is necessary reading for our time,…… Read More »
THE BEGINNING OF ALL THINGS
Hans Küng and Keith Ward are among the best informed and most brilliant commentators on the science and religion interface writing today. Küng is perhaps…… Read More »
Science & Religious Experience
These books attempt to reconcile science and religion. The manner of their failure illustrates the cultural dilemma of the 21st century. The most persuasive is…… Read More »
Harmony
Authors: Ian Skelly, Prince of Wales, Tony Juniper
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Philosophy Spirituality
One of the principal reasons why I wrote Radical Prince in 2003 was because I felt it important to explain the philosophy underpinning the various…… Read More »
Seeing with Different Eyes
Essays on astrology and divination originating at a conference held at the University of Kent in 2006 (see above). The title of this scholarly collection…… Read More »