Measuring the Immeasurable: The Scientific Case for Spirituality [Hardcover]

Daniel Goleman (Author), Gary Small (Author), Gregg Braden (Author), Bruce Lipton (Author), Lynne McTaggart (Author)

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Publication Date: September 1, 2008

The scientific evidence continues to mount to support and question spirituality. An essential collection of new essays and research from today¿s most compelling pioneers of ¿frontier science¿.

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Various Authors: Daniel Goleman, Bruce H. Lipton, Candace Pert, Gary Small, Jeanne Achterberg, Lynne McTaggart, Daniel J. Siegel, Andrew Newberg, Peter A. Levine, Larry Dossey, Gregg Braden, Robert Emmons, James Austin, Marilyn Schlitz, Dean Radin, Cassandra Vieten, Tina Amorok, William Tiller, Susanne C. Segerstrom, Les Fehmi, Charles Tart, Owen Flanagan, Kevin Nelson, Dawson Church, Sandra Ingerman, Stanley Krippner, Rick Hanson, Garret Yount, Jim Robbins, Sara Warber, Daniel Brown, Patrick Flanagan, Peter Russell, and Joan H. Hageman.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 500 pages
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated (September 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591796547
• ISBN-13: 978-1591796541
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 5.9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #341,805 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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DANIEL GOLEMAN is the author of the international bestsellers Emotional Intelligence, Working with Emotional Intelligence, and Social Intelligence, and the co-author of the acclaimed business bestseller Primal Leadership. He was a science reporter for the New York Times, was twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize, and received the American Psychological Association's Lifetime Achievement Award for his media writing. He lives in the Berkshires.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Coverage of Spirituality and Science, January 6, 2010

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John C Aldrin (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Measuring the Immeasurable: The Scientific Case for Spirituality (Hardcover)

This book provides an excellent introduction to a broad range of scientific studies and on-going research efforts exploring spirituality. Science has not yet provided a complete testable model of a `spiritual universe'. However, this book does forge new ground in summarizing scientific evidence on the value of certain practices with spiritual / religious connections: prayer, meditation, compassion, and transformational practices. In addition, it also presents some very thought-provoking studies, for example on 'distant healing' and 'low-energy neurofeedback', that really challenge our conventional understanding of the mind and reality. This book does introduce some concepts in modern science such as quantum entanglement that may provide a scientific basis for `distant healing'. (Now, does 'quantum entanglement' between people in close relationships really occur and is this phenomena equivalent to religious perspectives on `spirit' and 'boundless love' that ties us together under `god'? Clearly, more work is needed.)

What I really appreciated most in the book was that it brought a breadth of insightful authors together in one place. I've been interested in a number of them, and this book provides a concise introduction to many of their works. Not to mention, with the extensive bibliography / notes section, it's a great starting place for further study. For further reading, I also recommend Dean Radin's two books " The Conscious Universe" and "Entangled Minds".

Note, this book does not address topics that typically have more obvious spiritual connotations. For example, out-of-body experiences (OBEs) were not addressed in this book. (For solid works investigating OBEs, the books of Robert Monroe are recommended for starters.)

Lastly, after reading this book and appreciating its depth and quality, I am somewhat surprised this book has not been more widely appreciated. For some reason, books rehashing the long debate on evolution sell better and populate the annual `best of' science book lists. I only wish more people could discover a book like this that really breaks new ground for both individuals who practice the scientific method and people of faith.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Immeasurable, Measured... Yep, indeedy., November 3, 2008

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James D. Ferguson (Delta, British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Measuring the Immeasurable: The Scientific Case for Spirituality (Hardcover)

A wonderful book. I am only halfway through and I know this. I have even put into practice some of the glowing bits of wisdom which pop up here and there. Covered is a rather wide range of subject matter, most essays are quite approachable and the level of "scientific acumen" generally called on is quite within the scope of most readers, in my opinion. Anyone who feels spiritual and who also appreciates science should get much from even a first reading, and the references are useful for broadening one's reading in the area. In many ways a "must have"... the lens of science gets applied deftly and aptly, but the subject does not die; or get preserved; or get destroyed in the process.Measuring the Immeasurable: The Scientific Case for Spirituality

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One chapter alone worth price of book!, February 17, 2009

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Marshall Glickman "Author of Beyond the Breat... (Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Measuring the Immeasurable: The Scientific Case for Spirituality (Hardcover)

This is an impressively fat volume covering lots of ground relating to applying science to the spiritual. I've only read one chapter so far on meditation and a review of scientific studies done on meditation. I've read lots about meditation and found references and info I'd never seen before. That alone has made the book worthwhile, even if I don't read anything else!