It was a surprise, however, to see Jeffrey J. Kripal characterize Christian Science as one among an “immense swath of mystical, gnostic, and esoteric traditions.” ...

H.G. Wells is sometimes credited with a stylistic rupture that separated science fiction from other fantastic genres, eschewing magical elements in favor of empiricist and rationalist knowledge. While ...

With frank humor that garnered many laughs from the audience of about 80, Sobel spoke on the challenges of relating esoteric topics to the average reader. Sobel's first book "Longitude" chronicled the ...