The following is an interview with B. Alan Wallace, most recently the author of Meditations of a Buddhist Skeptic: A Manifesto for the Mind Sciences and Contemplative Practice and Mind in the Balance: Meditation in Science, Buddhism, and Christianity. Both books are now available...

In Hidden Dimensions, Wallace bridges the gap between the world of science and the realm of the spiritual. Wallace’s theory of ontological relativity suggests that mental phenomena do not emerge from the brain. Rather, they arise from a hidden dimension...

n n n n nnIn Cosmopolitan Style,Rebecca L. Walkowitz argues that modernist literary style has been crucial to new ways of thinking and acting beyond the nation.nnnQ: What is cosmopolitanism?nnRebecca Walkowitz: Well, first of all, it’s important to know that...

A Communion of Subjects is the first comparative and interdisciplinary study of the conceptualization of animals in world religions. Contributors consider how major religious traditions have incorporated animals into their belief systems, myths, rituals, and art.nnQ: Is this a book...

Where Men Hide is a spirited tour of the dark and often dirty places men go to find comfort, camaraderie, relaxation, and escape. James Twitchell’s lively analysis traces the evolution of these virtual caves, and question why they are rapidly...

The following is an interview with Mark C. Taylor, author of Rewiring the Real: In Conversation with William Gaddis, Richard Powers, Mark Danielewski, and Don DeLillo. In the interview, Mark C. Taylor delves into the relationships between art, technology, and...

The following is an interview with Mark Taylor, author of Field Notes from Elsewhere: Reflections on Living and Dying and professor of religion and chair of the Department of Religion at Columbia University.nnQuestion:  The book begins with an incredibly traumatic...