Jacob Needleman
| Jacob Needleman | |
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 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 |
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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
- The New Religions (1970)
- A Sense of the Cosmos:The Encounter of Modern Science and Ancient Truth (1975)
- Sacred Tradition & Present Need (edited by Jacob Needleman and Dennis Lewis) (1975)
- On the Way to Self Knowledge (edited by Jacob Needleman and Dennis Lewis) (1976)
- Speaking of My Life: The Art of Living in the Cultural Revolution (1979)
- Lost Christianity: A Journey of Rediscovery to the Centre of Christian Experience (1980)
- The Heart of Philosophy (1982)
- The Way of the Physician (1985)
- Sorcerers: A Novel (1988)
- Real Philosophy: An Anthology of the Universal Search for Meaning (introduction and commentary by Jacob Needleman and David Appelbaum) (1990)
- Money and the Meaning of Life (1991)
- Modern Esoteric Spirituality (edited by Jacob Needleman and Antoine Faivre) (1992)
- Eros (1995)
- A Little Book On Love (1996)
- Time and the Soul: Where has all the Meaningful Time Gone - And Can We Get it Back? (1998)
- The American Soul: Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders (2003)
- The Wisdom of Love: Toward a Shared Inner Search (previously published as A Little Book on Love) (2005)
- Why Can't We Be Good? (2008)
- What is God? (2009)
- An Unknown World: Notes on the Meaning of the Earth (2012)
- Necessary Wisdom: Jacob Needleman talks about God, time, money, love, and the need for philosophy, in conversations with D. Patrick Miller. (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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