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    Book Reviews

    Religion as Metaphor

    Religion as Metaphor

    Author: David Tacey
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Religion & Spirituality
    This is a book that should be widely read, but sadly the publishers are pricing it out of the reach of ordinary readers – so…… Read More »
    Albert Schweitzer – A Biography

    Albert Schweitzer – A Biography

    Author: Nils Ole Oermann
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Biography
    As far as I know, this is the first biography of Albert Schweitzer for some time. I have read most of the earlier ones, including…… Read More »
    Lost Knowledge of the Imagination

    Lost Knowledge of the Imagination

    Author: Gary Lachman
    Reviewer:
    Category: Philosophy
    When Goethe was a student in Strasbourg, he became fascinated by the cathedral which, for two centuries from its 'completion', had been the tallest building…… Read More »
    Choosing to Heal

    Choosing to Heal

    Author: Janet Edwards
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Health
    Janet gave me a copy of this highly acclaimed book at our conference in June, and even though it is 10 years old, it is…… Read More »
    PATHWAYS OF CHANCE

    PATHWAYS OF CHANCE

    Author: F. David Peat
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science & Consciousness
    As readers will be aware, David Peat died in the summer – on the same day as Jung – before he was able to take…… Read More »
    Science and Spiritual Practices

    Science and Spiritual Practices

    Author: Rupert Sheldrake
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science & Spirituality
    One of the strategic effects of investment by the John Templeton Foundation has been extensive research into spiritual qualities and their relationship to health and…… Read More »
    The River of Consciousness

    The River of Consciousness

    Author: Oliver Sacks
    Reviewer: Tim Houlding
    Category: Science & Medicine
    Many of you will be aware of the work of the late Dr Oliver Sacks, who sadly died in August, 2015. Among his most celebrated…… Read More »
    This was a Dream – essays and poems

    This was a Dream – essays and poems

    Author: Dr Zahra Azam
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Poetry & Literature
    Access to this page is restricted to Members and Friends of the Scientific and Medical Network Only. Please log in or become a member to… Read More »
    Islam, Peace and the "Humzaad Soulmates – a 21st century futuristic reinterpretation of Islami Sufism

    Islam, Peace and the "Humzaad Soulmates – a 21st century futuristic reinterpretation of Islami Sufism

    Author: Dr Ikram Azam
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Religion & Spirituality
    Access to this page is restricted to Members and Friends of the Scientific and Medical Network Only. Please log in or become a member to… Read More »
    Universities and Colleges – A Very Short Introduction

    Universities and Colleges – A Very Short Introduction

    Authors: David Palfreyman, Paul Temple
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Education
    Access to this page is restricted to Members and Friends of the Scientific and Medical Network Only. Please log in or become a member to… Read More »
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