One of the most provocative new books of the year, and, for me, mindblowing.
He lives in Houston, Texas..
He has previously taught at Harvard Divinity School and Westminster College and is the author of eight books, including The Flip .
Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University and is the associate director of the Center for Theory and Research at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California.
Kripal holds the J.
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Combining accounts of rationalists\' spiritual awakenings and consciousness explorations by philosophers, neuroscientists, and mystics within a framework of the history of science and religion, Kripal compellingly signals a path to mending our fractured world.
The Flip is Kripal\'s ambitious, visionary program for unifying the sciences and the humanities to expand our minds, open our hearts, and negotiate a peaceful resolution to the culture wars.
Kripal, is a reversal of perspective, a new real, often born of an extreme, life-changing experience. -- Los Angeles Review of Books A flip, writes Jeffrey J.
It may even open up a new space for Americans to reevaluate the personal and cultural narratives they have inherited, and to imagine alternative futures.
His] work will likely become more and more relevant to more and more areas of inquiry as the century unfolds. . . . -- New York Times Book Review Kripal prompts us to reflect on our personal assumptions, as well as the shared assumptions that create and maintain our institutions.
He] continues to believe that spirituality and science should not contradict each other. . . . -- Michael Pollan , author of The Omnivore\'s Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind Kripal makes many sympathetic points about the present spiritual state of America.
One of the most provocative new books of the year, and, for me, mindblowing
