A world bible for our time from buddhist, hindu, confucian, taoist, jewish, christian, islamic, and primal religion sources. Although much mysticism, like much religion, is indeed irrational, other mystical traditions take pride in their adherence to reason. We might begin by noting that in the early 1960s a wide. In rational mysticism, acclaimed journalist john horgan embarks on an adventure of discovery, investigating the ways in which scientists, theologians, and. John horgan born 1953 is an american science journalist best known for his 1996 book the end of science. In this perfect companion to huston smiths bestselling the worlds wisdom, philip novak distills the most powerful and elegant expressions of the wisdom of humankind. In rational mysticism, acclaimed journalist john horgan embarks on an adventure of discovery, investigating the ways in which scientists. Read rational mysticism online, read in mobile or kindle. Pdf huston smiths book the worlds religions pdf free. John horgan is a science journalist and director of the center for science writings at stevens institute of technology, hoboken, new jersey. Thus, the question is rational mysticism compatible with feminism. I for one have never been a great fan of pure philosophy.
John horgan, author of the end of science, and feisty and provocative as ever, is ready for combat with scientists in the edge community. In the end of science, john horgan makes the case that the era of truly profound scientific revelations about the universe and our place in it is over. Journalist john horgans rational m vsticism provided me with an opportunity to reflect on my own mystical experiences and reexamine many ofthe ideas i. Rational mysticism, which encompasses both rationalism and mysticism, is a term used by. I expected great things and was overall disappointed. Direct communion can occur in many ways, from speaking in tongues or other forms of possession to visions and revelations. Spirituality meets science in the search for enlightenment by john horgan. John horgan investigates a wide range of fieldschemistry, neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, theology, and moreto narrow the gap between reason and mystical. Spiritual tomes ancient and modern promised that mysticism is a route not only to ultimate truththe secret of life, the ground of beingbut also to ultimate consolation. For his 2003 book rational mysticism, he profiled a number of scientists.
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John horgan, author of the bestselling the end of science, chro. Press release for rational mysticism published by houghton. This is a book i thought long and hard about highlighting. Investigation of peyote use in native american church. In offering a revisionist interpretation of plotinus and kashani, i aim first to establish which of their theses are. Authentic mystical teachings often refer to the evolving soul personality, the refinement of character, and the improvement of the whole being. Spirituality meets science in the search for enlightenment john horgan. Spirituality meets science in the search for enlightenment by john horgan 425 ratings, 3. Rational mysticism book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading. Spirituality meets science in the search for enlightenment ebook. He directs the center for science writings at stevens institute of technology and writes the scientific american blog crosscheck. He has written for many publications, including national geographic, scientific american, the new york times, time, newsweek, and ieee spectrum. Dont make me one with everything scientific american blog. Read rational mysticism spirituality meets science in the search for enlightenment by john horgan available from rakuten kobo.
Unfortunately john horgan is a reductionist materialist and despite the access he had to various spokespeople on mysticism, he remains thoroughly unconvinced. Most books on mysticism, whether written by scientists, religious scholars, or new age gurus, hew to a particular theory or theology. The dark night of the soul, stand, i think, as the culmination of the western tradition of mysticism. Download rational mysticism ebook free in pdf and epub format. John horgan, a former senior writer for scientific american, is the author of the acclaimed end of science and undiscovered mind. Some subjects find the intravenous needles uncomfortable, and they have to remain selfconscious enough to remember to pull the sting when they reach what is supposed to be their deepest state of awareness. Readers of all stripes will find this intrepid investigation bracing. Mar 22, 2004 in rational mysticism, acclaimed journalist john horgan embarks on an adventure of discovery, investigating the ways in which scientists, theologians, and philosophers are attempting to formulate an empirical explanation of spiritual enlightenment. By john horgan 2003 i read this book a few years back and had prepared a set of quotes from this book. Having read and reflected on these quotes several times, i thought of sharing the same with my friends through this blog. Spirituality meets science in the search for enlightenment. Because religious ideas that are obscure or cryptic may be called mystical in popular parlance, mysticism is often mistakenly thought to be essentially irrational. The practical value of a rational study of mysticism and selfknowledge cannot be overestimated. Rational mysticism, which encompasses both rationalism and mysticism, is a term used by scholars, researchers, and other intellectuals, some of whom engage in studies of how altered states of consciousness or transcendence such as trance, visions, and prayer occur.
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In rational mysticism, john horgan has written a book as wideranging and openminded as possible. How do trances, visions, prayer, satori, and other mystical experiences. The end of science, the undiscovered mind, rational mysticism and the end of war. Id love to get edgies reaction to my oped piece in defense of common sense in the new york times, he writes. John horgan directs the center for science writings at the stevens institute of technology. John horgan, a science journalist, writes the crosscheck blog for scientific american, and directs the center for science writings at stevens institute of technology in hoboken, new jersey. The end of war by john horgan national library of australia. Jan 01, 2003 i am disappointed with rational mysticism. In rational mysticism we follow science journalist john horgan on his pursuit of scientific explanations and research about spiritual experiences. Rational mysticism, john horgan criticizes their experimental setting. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read rational mysticism. Mystics come in all flavors, from the deeply sincere to the outright fraudulent.
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