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For nearly decades Jacob Needleman has confronted the central questions of our era in light of the vision that lies at the root of the world’s great spiritual traditions. Needleman’s work it takes topics that exist in disparate threads throughout our culture—new religions, esoteric Christianity, the founding mythos of America—and frames them in a manner both sensible and deeply questioning. Needleman calls forth the human meaning hidden in virtually every aspect of our modern lives.
Mitch Horowitz at Parabola recently sat down with him to discuss the nature of consciousness and its relationship to the body. Amid the current talk of “quantum fields” and “consciousness studies,” Needleman returns us to the heart of the matter: Should the mind and body be understood as two aspects of one thing, or as two distinct realities? And what does this mean for our sense of ourselves?
Read the Interview (PDF, 800KB).
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FINDING MY RELIGION: Philosopher Jacob Needleman asks in his latest book, ‘Why Can’t We Be Good?’ (Pt 1). Read the interview by David Ian Miller, April 9, 2007, for the SF Gate.
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The Tribune-Herald interviewed Jacob Needleman after he spoke to about 80 people about the meaning of America and his book, The American Soul, at Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum on June 13, 2006. The entire 1 1/2 hour lecture is available online at www.BaylorTv.com.
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August 2004: The Real American Dream — Terrence McNally interviews Jacob Needleman in the Whole Life Times. Download the Interview (PDF, 1MB)
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Jacob Needleman participated in the Forum at Grace Cathedral on several occasions.
Prerecorded audio webcasts of these discussions may available at GraceCathedral.org:
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Read “The Meaning of Money in the 21st Century,” An Interview with Jacob Needleman By Alexander M. Dake in Paraview.
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Read “Searching for the American Soul” (PDF, 160KB), an interview by D. Patrick Miller for the December, 2002, issue of The Sun magazine.
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