Jacob Needleman
Jacob Needleman | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | October 6, 1934
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University Yale University University of Freiburg, Germany |
Occupation | Professor of Philosophy |
Website | jacobneedleman |
Jacob Needleman (born October 6, 1934) is an American philosopher, author, and religious scholar.
Needleman is Jewish[1][2] and was educated at Harvard University, Yale University, and the University of Freiburg, Germany.[3] He is a professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University[4][5] and is said to have "popularized the term 'new religious movements'."[6] Needleman was honored by the New York Open Center in New York City in 2006.[7][8] Needleman also narrates classical religious texts in audiobook format, including the Taoist Tao Te Ching and the Hindu Bhagavad Gita.
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)[9]
- 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)[10]
- 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)[11]
- I am Not I (2016)
References[]
- ^ By David Ian Miller, April 16, 2007, "FINDING MY RELIGION / Philosopher Jacob Needleman asks in his latest book, 'Why Can't We Be Good?' (Pt. 2)", San Francisco Chronicle
- ^ D. Patrick Miller, Beyond Belief: Jacob Needleman On God Without Religion, The Sun, December 2011
- ^ "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" Archived November 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, New York Open Center, website
- ^ Time and the Soul: Where Has All the Meaningful Time Gone By John Cleese, Jacob Needleman, via GGbooks
- ^ Gurdjieff.org
- ^ Bodhi Tree
- ^ Fearless Books
External links[]
Categories:
- 1934 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American philosophers
- 21st-century American philosophers
- American spiritual writers
- American Jews
- Jewish philosophers
- Harvard University alumni
- San Francisco State University faculty
- Yale University alumni