Jacob Needleman
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| Jacob Needleman | |
|---|---|
 Needleman in 2014 | |
| Born |
October 6, 1934 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | USA |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University Yale University University of Freiburg, Germany |
| Occupation | Professor of Philosophy |
| Website | |
| jacobneedleman.com | |
Jacob Needleman (born October 6, 1934) is an American philosopher, author and religious scholar.
Needleman was educated at Harvard University, Yale University and the University of Freiburg, Germany.[1] He is a professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University[2][3] and is said to have "popularized the term 'new religious movements'."[4] Needleman was honored by the New York Open Center in New York City in 2006.[5]
Bibliography
- Sorcerers (a novel)
- Modern Esoteric Spirituality (edited by Jacob Needleman and Antoine Faivre)
- Sacred Tradition & Present Need (edited by Jacob Needleman and Dennis Lewis)
- On the Way to Self Knowledge (edited by Jacob Needleman and Dennis Lewis)
- The New Religions (1970)
- A Little Book On Love (1998)
- Lost Christianity (2003)
- The Way of the Physician
- A Sense of the Cosmos:The Encounter of Modern Science and Ancient Truth*Real Philosophy (co-authored by David Appelbaum)
- Heart of Philosophy (2003)
- Money and the Meaning of Life (1994)
- Time and the Soul (2003)
- The American Soul (2003)
- The Wisdom of Love (previously published as A Little Book on Love) (2005)
- Why Can't We Be Good? (2008)
- What is God? (2010)
- An Unknown World (2013)
- Necessary Wisdom (2013)
References
- ↑ "Bio: Jacob Needleman", website
- ↑ Department of Philosophy - Jacob Needleman
- ↑ The Essential Marcus Aurelius Jacob Needleman, John P. Piazza - 2008 - Page 111
- ↑ Horowitz, Mitch (February 25, 2011). "When Does A Religion Become A Cult?". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Gala Honorees", New York Open Center, website
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