‘SPIRITUALITY’ Archives
HOW DOES THE BIG BANG THEORY SIT WITH ISLAM?
INTERVIEW: NIDAL GUESSOUM How does the divine explain the Big Bang? Nidal Guessoum, professor of physics and astronomy at the American university of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates explains the Islamic approach.
EXPRESSING SPIRITUALITY
INTERVIEW: EMMANUEL ANATI Before man had the written word how did he express his spiritual beliefs? How do tribal people of today, who dont use writing within their culture celebrate their spirituality? Emmanuel Anati is Prof of Paleo-ethnology at the University of Lecce in Italy.
GOD SPOT IN YOUR BRAIN
INTERVIEW: MARIO BEAUREGARD What happens to the brain when a person has a religious experience? Is there really a God spot within our heads? Mario Beauregard is an Associate Researcher at the University of Montreal and he has been looking for the answer to this question.
ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE
INTERVIEW: THUAN XUAN TRINH What do we know about the origins of the universe? What has science got to tell us and does this sit comfortably alongside many spiritual beliefs? Thuan Xuan Trinh, Prof of Astronomy at the University of Virginia and a practising Buddhist.
BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION
INTERVIEW: JEAN STAUNE Its generally been accepted that we cant predict biological evolution, but new science suggests this is not true. That’s according to Jean Staune, Secretary General of the Interdisciplinary University of Paris.
POETRY COMBATS FUNDAMENTALISM
INTERVIEW: MAHMOOD JAMAL Can spirituality be used to combat fundamentalism? Mahmood Jamal is author of the book “Islamic mystical poetry” – and he believes it can.
STORY OF LAYLA
INTERVIEW: MICHAEL BARRY In medieval Islamic legend is the story of Layla, a Bedouin Girl who was forbidden to marry her childhood sweetheart. The sweetheart went mad and wandered the desert screaming his love for her, which came out as exquisite poetry. So how did the story end and what is its significance today? Michael Barry is from Princetown [...]
CRYSTAL CHILDREN
INTERVIEW: DOREEN VIRTUE Some pregnant women have claimed to have telepathic conversations with their unborn babies – and for many this provides evidence of the existence of crystal children. So what and who are these youngsters? Doreen Virtue is author of the book “Crystal Children – a guide to the newest generation of psychic and [...]
WHAT DO DREAMS MEAN?
INTERVIEW: VICTORIA BULLIS What are dreams? Are they telling us something? Psychic Victoria Bullis says yes they are.
FEMININE ENERGY
INTERVIEW: DR JUDE CURRIVAN Within the modern world we need to get in touch with our feminine side - that’s according to Dr Jude Currivan, co-author of Cosmos.
