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- Watch Jacob Needleman's conversation at Cody's Books and the First Congregational Church of Berkeley in Berkeley, California on 04/24/07.
- Watch the Inspired by America preview: Inspired by America — a dramatic blend of live chamber music, original film and spoken word — is a collaboration of the Cypress String Quartet, Jacob Needleman and Emmy Award-winning film producer Michael Schwarz
- Jacob Needleman spoke about his book, Why Can't We Be Good, at Authors@Google on April 27, 2007. Click here to watch the video.
- Money & Life, A WORLD OF IDEAS II, June 23, 1990. Bill Moyers talks with philosopher Jacob Needleman about his new study of the role of money in our culture in 1990 for the series.
- What is God? Washington Post, Guest Voices.
- Toward a new conception of God, Jan 2010. (PDF) For further elaboration, please see Jacob Needleman's most recent book, What Is God?.
- The True Human Body, Fall 2005, Parabola Magazine (PDF)
- The One Great Question Goodrich Lecture, Indian Springs School, January 2004.
- Why Philosophy is Easy (PDF)
- Two Dreams of America (PDF)
- G.I. Gurdjieff and His School
- Questions of the Heart: Inner Empiricism as a Way to a Science of Consciousness
Interviews with Jacob Needleman
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What, not Who?
Interview on the Jefferson Public Radio at Southern Oregon University.
Religious scholar and philosopher Jacob Needleman is way past the
point of thinking one religion is better than another. His own
quest led him to consider basic human perceptions, both of
ourselves and the world around us. Needleman's vision of human
existence and religion fills his book "What is God?"
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How Does an Atheist Come to Believe in God?: An Interview with Jacob Needleman
Religion Dispatches' senior editor sits down with philosopher Jacob Needleman, whose autobiography What is God? describes his journey from young Ivy-educated professor and atheist, to talk about fundamentalism, atheism, separating the sacred from religion, and why listening is the first step of every ethics. -
What is God? An Interview with Jacob Needleman
Jacob Needleman is interviewed by Becky Garrison on the Sojourners website about his newest book, "What is God". - Michael Krasny interiews Jacob Needleman on KQED's forum about his new book "What is God?", his evolution from atheist to believer, and his new approach to religious and spiritual understanding.
- FINDING MY RELIGION:
Philosopher Jacob Needleman asks in his latest book, 'Why Can't We Be Good?' (Pt 1).
Interview by David Ian Miller, April 9, 2007, for th SF Gate.
- The Tribune-Herald interviewed Jacob Needleman after he spoke to about 80 people about the meaning of America and his book, The American Soul, at Baylor University’s Mayborn Museum on June 13, 2006. The entire 1 1/2 hour lecture is available online at www.BaylorTv.com.
- Jacob
Needleman delivered commentaries on the American presidency and religion.
He talks about George Washington's farewell speech, in which he outlined
moral guidelines to ensure continued democracy in America. Listen
to Jacob Needleman's Commentary from the NPR site,or download
the transcript (requires
Adobe Reader).
- The
American Soul: Founding Ideals and the American Dream
January 26, 2004 Stanford University's Aurora Forum.
Jacob Needleman joined Reverend Scotty McLennan in conversation about the visions and values which gave birth to the American dream. Audio of this event is available online.
- August
2004: The Real American Dream
Terrence McNally interviews Jacob Needleman in the Whole Life Times. Download the article in PDF format.
- Jacob Needleman participated in the Forum at Grace Cathedral on several occasions. Prerecorded audio webcasts of these discussions may available at GraceCathedral.org:
- The
Meaning of Money in the 21st Century
An Interview with JACOB NEEDLEMAN
By Alexander M. Dake in Paraview.
- Searching for the American Soul (PDF), an interview by D. Patrick Miller for the December, 2002, issue of The Sun magazine.
- The Forum at Grace Cathedral is a unique live and broadcast talk show, bringing people and ideas together on a community level. The Forum is dedicated to open conversation on critical issues. Listen live or on-demand at www.GraceCathedral.org.
- Gurdjieff International Review
- New Dimensions World Broadcasting Network
- Paraview (Paraview's mission is to collect knowledge and wisdom in areas of spirituality, science, health, business, and balanced lifestyles and to distribute it to audiences around the world.)
- Mitch Horowitz is an editor and publisher of many years experience with a lifelong interest in man’s search for meaning. The Executive Editor of Tarcher/Penguin in New York, he has published some of today’s leading titles in world religion, esoterica, and the metaphysical.
- TASTE (The Archive of Scientists' Transcendent Experiences)