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Hagger, N ‘The New Philosophy of Universalism: The infinite and the law of order’ – Metaphysics as a Possible Open System

  This book offers a comprehensive philosophy of the universe. At these words one’s heart sinks. Here is yet another elaborate metaphysical cloud castle which seeks to tie together science, religion, God, and matter all in one formula. Fortunately this book is better than its pretensions. Although it does offer […]

Centre for Spirituality and Health

Centre for Spirituality, Theology and Health – Newsletter

The Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health is based in the Center for Aging at Duke University Medical Center and focuses on conducting research, training others to do so, and supporting dialogue and discussion on spirituality, religion, and health as related to public health and clinical practice. Their highly recommended newsletter […]

Lord Jonathan Sacks awarded Templeton Prize

Lord Jonathan Sacks, Britain’s former chief Rabbi was awarded the 2016 Templeton Prize for his work in promoting inter-faith toleration and a dialogue between religion and science. Jennifer Simpson, chair of the Templeton Foundation’s Board of Trustees, said that the award recognised Lord Sacks’s response to the challenge posed by […]

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David Bohm – Back in Favour!

David Bohm, whose unique interpretation of quantum mechanics has been shunned for fifty years by most physicists, may now be back in favour thanks to a new experiment performed by Aephraim Steinberg of the University of Toronto. While most Network members are no doubt more familiar with David Bohm’s philosophical writings or […]

How Could Concious Experiences Affect Brains?

Velmans, Max, Professor

Max Velmans is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. He co-founded the Consciousness and Experiential Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society in 1994, and served as its chair from 2003 to 2006. He was appointed National Visiting Professor for 2010–2011 by the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, […]

Origin of Life, Evolution and Consciousness in The Light of The Law of Syntropy

Vannini, Antonella, Dr. PhD

Dr. Antonella Vannini is a practising psychotherapist and hypnotherapist with a PhD in cognitive psychology who has conducted experimental research on emotions and retrocausality. A Tai Chi instructor and expert in martial arts, Vannini is interested in the encounter between East and West. She is now exploring techniques to harmonise mind […]

Development Through Adulthood: An Integrative Sourcebook

Robinson, Oliver PhD (Psychology)

Dr Oliver Robinson, PhD (Psychology) , is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Greenwich. He is the author of Paths Between Head and Heart: The Seven Harmonies of Science and Spirituality as well as other books and co-editor of A New Renaissance: Transforming Science, Spirit and Society. He complements his intellectual […]

The Life Play

Poynton, John, Professor MSc PhD

Professor John Poynton, MSc, PhD  is a past President of the Society for Psychical Research where he continues to fulfil a variety of duties as Hon. Secretary as well as other important academic work elsewhere. In 1992 he received an Order of Merit in South Africa. His life-long interests are […]

Tom McLeish

McLeish, Tom, Professor FRS

Tom McLeish FRS is Professor of Physics at Durham University. His scientific research over the last 25 years has contributed to the formation of the new field of ‘soft matter physics’ – interdisciplinary work with chemists, chemical engineers and biologists has sought to connect molecular structure and behaviour with emergent material […]