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Alexandria 3: The Journal of Western Cosmological Traditions

2 reviews

Phanes Press, 1995

Western Esotericism
Essential contributions to the study of Western Esotericism. Alexandria issue #3 covers: Introduction: Education and the Signs of the Times -- David Fideler Harmony Made Visible -- Michael S. Schneider The Alchemy of Art -- Arthur Versluis Ecopsychology in Theory and Practice: A Report on the 1994 Conference -- Melissa Nelson A Note Against the Aristotelians -- Peter Ramus The Divine Sophia: ...

Alexandria 5: The Journal of Western Cosmological Traditions

6 reviews

Phanes Press, 2000

Western Esotericism
Essential contributions to the study of Western Esotericism. Alexandria issue #5 covers: Dante and the Comic Way -- Joseph Meeker An Ecology of Mind -- Doug Man Science's Missing Half: Epistemological Pluralism and the Search for an Inclusive Cosmology -- David Fideler Negotiating the Highwire of Heaven: The Milky Way and the Itinerary of the Soul -- E. C. Krupp Nature and Nature's God: Modern ...

Alexandria: The Journal of Western Cosmological Traditions (Alexandria)

1 review

Phanes Press, 1991

Western Esotericism
Essential contributions to the study of Western Esotericism. Alexandria issue #1 covers: Introduction -- David R. Fideler Revisioning the Sacred for Our Time -- Kathleen Raine The Orphic Mystery: Harmony and Mediation -- Lee Irwin Hymns of Orpheus: Mutations -- R. C. Hogart Michael Maier's Alchemical Quadrature of the Circle -- John Michell The Eternal Feminine: Vladimir Solov'ev's Visions of ...

History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2 (Chronology)

9 reviews
Anatoly Fomenko

Delamere Resources LLC, 2005

Prescient St Augustine?
We can so far divide the New Chronology into the following three parts: a) The verifiable theory that proves consensual chronology wrong with the aid of astronomy, statistics and mathematics; b) The new chronology hypothesis based on a new understanding of known historical facts and the most likely logical explanation of the most obvious inconsistencies inherent in the official version of ...

Alexandria 2: The Journal of Western Cosmological Traditions (Alexandria)

1 review

Anglophone, 1994

Western Esotericism
Essential contributions to the study of Western Esotericism. Issue #2 covers: Introduction: Cosmopolis, or the New Alexandria -- David Fideler The Museum at Alexandria -- Edward Parsons A Note on the Muses -- Adam McLean Bibliotheca Alexandrina: The Revival of the First Universal Library. A Report from UNESCO Alexandria: Past, Present, and Future -- Eric Mueller Hypatia of Alexandria: ...

The Cosmological Argument

1 review
William Rowe

Fordham University Press, 1998

An Excellent Treatment of the Cosmological Argument
The cosmological argument for the existence of God has a history as long and venerable as all of natural theology itself. It continues to remain one of the most appealed to arguments by contemporary thinkers for God's existence, and discussion of the argument has never been greater. William Rowe attempts to give an extensive overview and (to some extent) a defense of the CA in this book, ...

The Theology of Arithmetic: On the Mystical, Mathematical and Cosmological Symbolism of the First Ten Numbers ...

3 reviews
Keith Critchlow

Phanes Pr, 1988

Lot's of Little Treasures
I'm not sure if the books' material or the editor's notes are more useful. The book itself is attributed to Iamblichus but it is not really known whether he actually wrote this particular text. The author does note that the book seems to be more of a compilation of material by Anatonlius and Nicomachus. I actually wondered at many points if this text was written by a student (i.e. student ...

The Origin of Culture and Civilization: The Cosmological Philosophy of the Ancient Worldview Regarding Myth, ...

2 reviews
Thomas Dietrich

Turnkey Press, 2005

A Learning Experience
I found this book totally absorbing, however, not a simple read, but one that needs to be approached with an open mind, allowing yourself time to reflect and digest the information being given. Author Thomas Dietrich decodes ancient areas such as astrology, mythology, natural disasters and even climate trends and geological evolution and how they intertwine in history. He takes these topics, ...

Introduction to Islamic Cosmological Doctrines

4 reviews
Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Random House, 1978

Very high standard work
This book is for those with "higher" education. Professor Nasr quotes frequently directly from the French, often from the Arabic and occasionally from the German. Without at least passive understanding of French one would miss out on some important information. In a way the book shows a descent from the Brethren of Purity through Al-Biruni to Ibn Sina. Professor Nasr has faithfully treated ...

Parallax: The Race to Measure the Cosmos

16 reviews
Alan W. Hirshfeld

W. H. Freeman, 2001

magnificent
This is the best book on popular astonomy that I have read in many years, perhaps ever. It is hard to imagine a more balanced, better organized and readable description of a thorny technical topic than is presented here. In the mini-biographies of astonomers for 2,500 years, one is reminded ot Richard Rhodes book "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" in which he capsules 20th century science, ...

The Seven Cosmic Worlds: The Journey of Mankind's Destiny to Reach the Ultimate Light as Shown by the ...

1 review
William E. Camilleri

Trafford Publishing, 2008

The Seven Cosmic Worlds
The Seven Cosmic Worlds: The Journey of Mankind's Destiny to Reach the Ultimate Light as Shown by the Cosmological, Spiritual and Psychological Sciences ... to the Apocalypse of the 21st Century The Seven Cosmic Worlds allows the reader to find his way to his truth. It gives interesting, thought provoking avenues and is a highly recommended book for those who search what is meaningful in life. ...

Cosmological Inflation and Large-Scale Structure

1 review
Andrew R. Liddle, David H. Lyth

Cambridge University Press, 2000

An excellent textbook
For those readers looking for a serious textbook on cosmological inflation, this is it!But of course, they should beware that it is fully technical, and has nothing to do with Andrew Liddle's small book, "An Introduction to Modern Cosmology". This is the real stuff, written by two experts who were instrumental in the development of the "slow-roll inflation" paradigm, and summing up all the latest ...

The existence of God and the beginning of the universe

1 review
William Lane Craig

Here's Life, 1979

A Must Read For Intellectual Reasons For Faith
William Lane Craig is currently a research professor in philosophy at the Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. This is one of Craig's earlier works, yet one of his best. Written especially for the nonbeliever and skeptic, Dr. Craig conveys some deep truths on a popular lay level. He begins with a philosophical discourse on what the meaning of life would entail in a ...

Killing a Buffalo for the Ancestors: A Zhuang Cosmological Text from Southwest China (Northern Illinois ...

1 review
David Holm

Southeast Asia Publications Center for Southe, 2003

Invaluable Resource
There is a small (but growing) subculture of families in the United States with adopted children from Guangxi Province. For us, there have been few (if any) comprehensive English language texts on Zhuang cultural history. Finally, with the publication of this book, a resource exists which explains the origins of the Zhuang, their cultural history back to the Bronze Drum people, and the social ...

Cosmological Argument from Plato to Leibniz

1 review
William Lane Craig

Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2001

Very Hard Book to Find, But Well Worth the Search
This is one of Craig's first books and, I believe, one of his more interesting books. Craig Begins with Plato and walks through the cosmology and metaphysics of Aristotle, the Arabic philosophers (i.e. Kalam), Jewish philosophers, Aquinas (i.e. five ways, etc.), John Duns Scotus, Spinoza, and Leibniz. He covers each of these thinkers views on cosmology, creation, metaphysics, and their various ...

The intelligible universe: A cosmological argument

1 review
Hugo Anthony Meynell

Barnes & Noble, 1982

Deserves to be reprinted
In this uniformly excellent volume, Hugo A. Meynell mounts an argument for the existence of God as an explanation for the intelligibility of the world. This argument is not the same as the recent (though also interesting) case for "intelligent design" mounted by William Dembski. Meynell's case is more general, and applies even in the absence of any evidence of such design (though of course such ...

Cosmological Enigmas: Pulsars, Quasars, and Other Deep-Space Questions

1 review
Mark Kidger

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007

light, engaging, and fun
Kidger has written an estimable sequel to his "Astronomical Enigmas." He addresses a wide range of questions treating the origin and fate of the universe, exobiology, and the like. He presents a first-class series of _conceptual_ essays, finely toeing the line between unacceptable vagueness and over-the-top mathematics. That having been said, this is definitely not a book for the professional ...

The Kalam Cosmological Argument for God (Studies in Analytic Philosophy)

1 review
Mark R. Nowacki

Prometheus Books, 2007

The Kalam Cosmological Argument for God
No single argument has received the attention of as many philosophers as William Lane Craig's presentation of the kalam cosmological argument (KCA). Indeed, Craig's formulation of the KCA has been so influential that it is often outlined in popular works as "the" cosmological argument, as if the many others disappeared over night. The argument runs as follows: 1) Whatever begins to exist ...

In the supreme court of tolerance, logical thinking and understanding: John Doe, empiricist, plaintiff vs. ...

1 review
Guy C Calden

Pacific Citizen, 1932

Great and timely argument for a Supreme Creator using logic
Actually this book was written by my paternal Grandfather. I'm considering getting it reprinted because as a lawyer who was interested in science, philosophy, religion and logic, it's a great & timely argument for the existence of a Supreme Being Who created the universe. It's written with his incredible wit and wisdom to a young partner who is dubious about the supernatural world. He wasn't a ...

In Search of Certainty (Beyond Belief Campaign)

1 review
Josh McDowell, Thomas Williams

Tyndale House Publishers, 2003

Inspirational classic book to show that Christian beliefs can be based on sound reason too!!
I would consider this book, "In Search of Certainty", to be one of the best that Josh McDowell has written. Just as Josh McDowell's bestseller, "More than a Carpenter" has brought a profound impact to the lives of millions, I hope that many people will also have the chance to read this book and be positively impacted by its message. In "More than a Carpenter", Josh McDowell succeeded in ...

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