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Matter and Beyond

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Universe Is Filled With Life

31 August 2015 | Allen S. Maller | Issue 107 (September - October 2015)

During Medieval times almost all Christian theologians accepted the Ptolemaic, earth-centered Greek view of the universe as an absolute universal tru…

Everything Has a Sacred Quality

30 April 2012 | Mustafa Tabanli | Issue 87 (May - June 2012)

Heidi Hadsell, Ph.D., is President of Hartford Seminary and Professor of Social Ethics. She has a deep commitment to interfaith dialogue and engageme…

Can Spirituality Help Recover From Cancer?

29 February 2012 | Mustafa Tabanli | Issue 86 (March - April 2012)

Dr. Jean Kristeller is Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Center for the Study of Health, Religion, and Spirituality at Indiana State Un…

The Heart-Mind Connection

31 December 2011 | Mustafa Tabanli | Issue 85 (January - February 2012)

Dr. Windsor Ting and Dr. Gregory Fricchione examine the mind-body connection in their remarkable book The Heart-Mind Connection. Research shows that…

The Great Questions of Existence

30 June 2011 | Nuri Delen | Issue 82 (July - August 2011)

Throughout the ages, human beings have yearned to know how the universe came to exist and what role we play in this vast world with its limitations o…

Building a Story Line for the Universe Interview with Dr. Priya Natarajan

30 April 2011 | Mustafa Tabanli | Issue 81 (May - June 2011)

Introduction Human beings have wrestled with questions about the origin of our existence and the fabric of our universe for thousands of years. T…

Human Brain and Crossing beyond Self

28 February 2011 | Mustafa Tabanli | Issue 80 (March - April 2011)

People everywhere seem to have an innate need to reach out to the ultimate, to connect with some larger reality beyond themselves. Might there be som…

What Is This Thing Called Love?

31 October 2010 | Mustafa Tabanli | Issue 78 (November - December 2010)

MATTER & BEYOND TALKS Mustafa Tabanli MaryLynn Schiavi What Is This Thing Called Love? Post: Love is a profound ability that we have to say y…

Quantum Physics and Free Will

30 June 2010 | Mustafa Tabanli | Issue 76 (July - August 2010)

Is life unpredictable? Do we choose our own thoughts or our own path through this life? Are we beings who truly have the free will to decide which…

Sounds in Nature and Journey to the Beginning

30 June 2010 | Mustafa Tabanli | Issue 76 (July - August 2010)

If we seek solace and peace in the sounds of nature and in our houses of worship, what happens to us the rest of the time when we are bombarded by so…

Natural is Nothing Less Than Miraculous

30 April 2010 | Mustafa Tabanli | Issue 75 (May - June 2010)

Alexander: I worry about this huge activity to try and make ourselves immortal, and try to extend our life by another decade or so, when such big sli…

Complementary Stories of the Cosmos Perspectives from Science and Religion

28 February 2010 | Mustafa Tabanli | Issue 74 (March - April 2010)

Where do we come from, why are we here and where are we going to? These are three fundamental questions that have preoccupied many civilizations thro…

Protecting of Life Forms Is a Moral Responsibility

28 February 2010 | Mustafa Tabanli | Issue 74 (March - April 2010)

Mary Evelyn Tucker: “Religions can offer a sense of hope, because more than anything, I think we all need to imagine a future that is sustainable.”Th…

"Religion vs. Science?" with Dr. Lynn Mitchell

30 June 2009 | Yuksel A. Aslandogan | Issue 70 (July - August 2009)

Lynn Mitchell PhD is a Professor of Religious Studies, the director of A.D. Bruce Religion Center at the University of Houston. He has been teaching…

On Nature, Beauty, and Transcendence: An Interview with Seyyed Hossein Nasr

30 April 2009 | Mustafa Tabanli | Issue 69 (May - June 2009)

Matter and Beyond explores a wide range of ethical, philosophical, spiritual and scientific questions through interviews with leading scholars and…

Science in the Islamic world: an interview with Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail

31 December 2008 | The Fountain | Issue 67 (January - February 2009)

For over a hundred years, the Nobel Prize has been awarded for the highest achievements in physical sciences, peace and literature. In this period, o…