LIVING ZEN REMINDFULLY
Living Zen Remindfully begins with this quotation, by Jonathan Livingstone Seagull: "The only true law is that which leads to freedom. There is no other."…… Read More »
Book Reviews
BELIEF WITHOUT BORDERS: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious
There is a demographic revolution going on in the Western world. Several decades back, the label of 'spiritual but not religious' (SBNR) did not exist.…… Read More »
A Worthy Messenger
I have referred to the work of Walter Russell (1871-1963) quite a few times recently in various conference presentations, and I usually find that the…… Read More »
IN THE DARK AND STILL MOVING
I reviewed Anne Geraghty's more recent book about the death of her son, Tim – Death – the last God – last year, then she…… Read More »
Soul Story
While checking the publication details of Tim's hugely significant new book, I find that I am writing this review on its exact publication date -…… Read More »
YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR LIFE
I doubt that many readers will have heard of Peter Sloterdijk (b. 1947), who is professor of philosophy and aesthetics at Karlsruhe's School of Design.…… Read More »
GOD EXISTS BUT GAWD DOES NOT: FROM EVIL TO NEW ATHEISM TO FINE-TUNING
With this most engaging title, David Ray Griffin, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Theology at Claremont, will draw many a reader into his…… Read More »
YOU ARE THE UNIVERSE
It is a rare pleasure to write a review of Chopra's and Kafatos' new book, YOU ARE THE UNIVERSE. It is also somewhat vexing in…… Read More »
What Is Reality?
Ervin Laszlo is celebrating his 85th birthday this year. Quite a few of his books, including his autobiography, have been reviewed on these pages, but…… Read More »
QUANTUM LEAPS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
Authors: Arthur Wiggins, Charles M. Wynn
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Science Philosophy of Science
Belief perseverance is described by the authors (respectively a chemist and a physicist) as 'unreasonable resistance to change one's beliefs', a state they lament as…… Read More »