Process Thought and Parapsychology

Anderson, C. Alan.  “Immortality in a Process Perspective.”  In Religion and Parapsychology, eds., Arthur S. Berger and Henry O. Thompson.  Barrytown, NY: Unification Theological Seminary, 1988, pp. 21-37.

Armstrong, Susan J.  "Souls in Process: A Theoretical Inquiry into Animal PSI."  In Critical Reflections on the Paranormal, eds. M. Stoeber and H. Meynell (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1996), 133-58.

Bagby, P. H.  “What is Man?  Whitehead: A New Appraisal.”  In Beyond the Five Senses, ed. E. Garrett (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1957), 279-97.  [abstract]

Berger, Arthur S. and Henry O. Thompson.  Religion and Parapsychology.  Barrytown, NY: Unification Theological Seminary, 1988.

Braude, Stephen E.  “PSI Phenomena and Levels of Explanation: A Commentary on Griffin’s Paper.”  (unpubl.)

Braxton, Donald M. “'Religion Is Not About God'--Responding to Loyal Rue: Religious Naturalism and the Future of Christianity.”  Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science 42, no. 2 (June 2007): 317-41. [abstract

Buchanan, John H. “A Process Pluralistic Universe.”  Concrescence 1 (June 2000): 12 pages. [Paper available at: [http://www.concrescence.org/ajpt_papers/vol01/01_buchanan.htm]

Cobb, John B., Jr.  “Response to [Michael] Murphy.”  (unpubl.)

Dart, John.  “Can Churches Resist the Pull of the Paranormal?”  Los Angeles Times (Feb. 14,  1987, Pt. II, 4-5) (Cites David Griffin)

Eslick, Leonard.  “Bergson, Whitehead, and Psychical Research.” In Bergson and Modern Thought, eds., A. C. Papanicolaou and P. A. Y. Gunter.  Chur, Switzerland:  Harwood Academic Publishers, 1987, pp. 353-368.

Faber, Roland.  “Psi & the Magnitude of Whitehead’s Events.”  (Unpublished, 1996).

Ferre, Frederick.  “Whitehead and the Advance Beyond Modern Mindlessness.” (unpubl.)

Ford, Marcus. “Review: Parapsychology, Philosophy and Spirituality:  A Post Modern Exploration, by David Ray Griffin.”  In Process Studies 26, no. 1-2 (Spring-Summer 1997): 163-7.

Griffin, David Ray.  Letters to the Editor.  Los Angeles Times (Feb., 19, 1987).

_____.  “Life After Death in the Modern and Postmodern Worlds.”  In Religion and Parapsychology, eds. Arthur S. Berger and Henry O. Thompson, eds. Barrytown, NY: Unification Theological Seminary, 1988, pp. 39-60.

_____.  “Parapsychology and Philosophy: A Whiteheadian Postmodern Perspective.”  Journal of the Americal Society for Psychial Research 87, no.3 (July 1993): 217-88.

_____.  “Parapsychology and the Need for a Postmodern Philosophy.”  Exceptional Human Experience 10, no.2 (Dec. 1992): 155-62.

_____.  “Parapsychology, Philosophy, and Spirituality: Post-modern Reflections.”  (unpubl.) [751 pp.]

_____.  Parapsychology, Philosophy, and Spirituality: A Postmodern Exploration. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1997. [abstract]

_____.  “Parapsychology, Philosophy, and Religion: A Whiteheadian Postmodern Perspective.” (unpubl.)

_____.  “Parapsychology, Psychokinesis, Survival, and Whitehead: A Reply to Ferre.”  Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research 88 (July 1994): 255-74.

_____.  “Response to [Stephen] Braude’s Response.” (unpubl.)

_____.  “Dualism, Materialism, Idealism, and PSI: A Reply to Palmer.”  Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research 88 (Jan. 1994): 23-39.

_____.  “Science and Religion: How Parapsychology Could Affect the Relation.” PM 7:1.

_____.  “Why Critical Reflection on the Paranormal is so Important, and so Difficult.”  In Critical Reflections on the Paranormal, eds. M. Stoeber and H. Meynell (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1996), 87-119.

Grosso, Michael.  “Evolution, Survival and the Imaginal Life:  A Postmodern Perspective.”  (unpubl.)  [Parapsychology, Evolutionary Theory, Postmodern Thought]

Grosso, Michael.  “Evolution, Survival and the Imaginal Life: A Postmodern Perspective.”  (unpubl.)

Huff, Laurie.  “Psi Events within the Whiteheadian System.”  (unpubl.)

Krippner, Stanley.  “Parapsychology and Postmodern Science.”  In The Re-Enchantment of Science: Postmodern Proposals, ed., David Ray Griffin.  Albany:  State University of New York Press, 1988, pp. 129-140.

Mack, John E.  “Studying Intrusions From the Subtle Realm: How Can We Deepen Our Knowledge?” An Esalen Institute Conference Paper [Transpersonal and Process Thought Conference: March 17-22, 1996]. (Unpubl.: see also Process Thought, Psychology, and Therapy: the Esalen Conference papers).

Marsh, Leslie. “Taking the Super Out of the Supernatural.” Zygon: Journal of Religion & Science 42, no. 2 (June 2007): 343-56. [abstract]

Monroe, Robert A. Far Journeys. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1985. [abstract]

Murphy, Michael.  “Possibilities for Further Human Development.”  (unpubl.)

Padfield, Suzanne.  “Mind-Matter Interaction in the Psychokinetic Experience.” In Consciousness in the Physical World, ed., Brian Josephson,...Ch. 10.

Palmer, John.  “PSI in the Context of Ultimate Reality: A Critical Appreciation of Papers by Griffin and Murphy.” (unpubl.)

Phillips, Stephen H.  “Normalization of the ‘Metanormal’: Philosophic Issues in Michael Murphy’s Proposals.” (unpubl.)

Roberts, Jane. The Afterdeath Journal of an American Philosopher: The World View of William James. New York: Prentice Hall, 1978. [abstract]

Rosen, Steven M.  “Can Radical Dualism Accommodate Psi Interaction: A Reply to Professor [J Beloff [pp 3-10; figs; bibliog].”  Journal of Religion and Psychical Research 8 (Ja 1985): 13-25.  [abstract]

Sanders, Jeffrey W.  "Dharma, Karma, and Yoga:  Whitehead and Wilber as 'Transpersonal' Philosophers?"  Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice 12, no. 2 (Summer 1999): 51-62.

Stoeber, Michael and Hugo Meynell, eds.  Critical Reflections on the Paranormal.  Albany, NY:  SUNY Press, 1996. [abstract]

Tart, Charles T.  “Some Fundamental Perspectives on Religion and Philosophy Provided by Modern Parapsychology.”  (unpubl.)

Thakur, Shivesh C., ed. Philosophy and Psychical Research. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1976. [abstract]

Walach, Harald and Stefan Schmidt. "Repairing Plato's Life Boat with Ockham's Razor: The Important Function of Research in Anomalies for Consciousness Studies." Journal of Consciouness Studies 12, no. 2 (2005): 52-70. [abstract]

Walker, Claire.  “What’s New in Religion & Psychical Research?” The Academy of Religion and Psychical Research Annual Conference 1997 Proceedings (June 1997).

White, Rhea A.  “An Experience-Centered Approach to Parapsychology.” (unpubl.)