THE NEW PEARL HARBOR
Much has been made of 'failures of intelligence' in the recent UK and US reports on events surrounding the decision to invade Iraq and the…… Read More »
Book Reviews
THE LAST LAUGH
As reported elsewhere in the issue, Raymond Moody gave a series of talks in London recently, and this was the first chance I have had…… Read More »
HISTORY OF THE CONCEPT OF MIND
Subtitled 'Speculations about Soul, Mind and Spirit from Homer to Hume', this is a magisterial work that belongs on the shelf of any serious student…… Read More »
Dreams and History
One of the features of the kind of detailed historical work evident in this volume is that, rather than helping us to avoid repeating past…… Read More »
The Da Vinci Code
The intriguing question about this novel is why it has attracted such a huge cult following and controversy – in the West at least. Yes,…… Read More »
Science, Theology, and Ethics
Ted Peters is a prolific and respected writer on issues in science and religion at the Centre for Theology and the Natural Sciences in the…… Read More »
Webs of Reality: Social Perspectives on Science and Religion
Authors: Gary Driver, Robert A. Campbell, William A. Stahl, Yvonne Petry
Reviewer: Mary Midgley
Category: Philosophy Spirituality
These authors lay out their project thus - The unifying theme of this book is the metaphor of the seamless web of science, technology, religion…… Read More »
THE GENESIS MEDITATIONS
In the course of his previous books Neil Douglas-Klotz has unfolded a convincing and radical picture of Middle Eastern wisdom. He sees it as having…… Read More »
GOD, LIFE, AND THE COSMOS
This is a pioneering work; the first in which Muslim and Christian scholars in conference together have addressed issues in science and religion. That they…… Read More »
Spirituality, Philosophy and Education
At a time when there is so much focus on the meaning of spiritual and moral development within the National Curriculum in the UK, this…… Read More »