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Research Works / Recherches

Jacques Arnould, C’était demain ou l’humanité, d’une frontière à l’autre 24 p.

Christopher C. Knight, The Future of the Dialogue Between Orthodox Christianity and the Sciences: Some Observations and Reflections 5 p.

Kresimir Cerovac, Dialogue between Religion/Theology and Science as the Imperative of Time 10 p.

Doru Costache, Approaching Christian Worldview with St Basil the Great: Relevant Aspects to Current Conversations in Science and Theology 8 p.

Otniel L. Veres and Ioan G. Pop, Transdisciplinarity and Christian Thought 14 p.

Mihaela Grigorean, André Scrima, visionnaire du transreligieux 11 p.

Gabriel Memelis, Adrian Iosif, and Dan Raileanu, A transdisciplinary perspective on the concept of Reality 40 p.

Roberto Poli, Two Theories of Levels of Reality: In Dialogue with Basarab Nicolescu

Studies / Etudes

Corin Braga, La philosophie empirique contre l’imagination 15 p.

Inna Semetsky, Virtual Ontology/Real Experiences 34 p.

Ioana Costa, Knowledge as Inner Word, 6 p.

Radu Moraru, The Symbol of the Imperial Gates in the Orthodox Church’s Sculpture 6 p.

Alexei Bodrov, Problems and Perspectives of Science and Religion Dialogue in Russia 6 p.

Marina Gigolashvili, Rolan Kiladze, George Ramishvili, and Vasili Kukhianidze, New evidences for determining of the date of adoption of Christianity as a state religion in Georgia 3 p.

Paula S. Derry, Place of Biology in Cosmology 8 p.

Ion Simaciu, The Unseen World and the Extended Mach Principle 17 p.

D.F.M. Strauss, The Significance of Unity and Diversity for the Disciplines of Mathematics and Physics

Steven Horst, Theories of Mind and Post-Reductionist Philosophy of Science 32 p.

Ricardo Manzotti, A relational process-oriented view of physical reality as a foundation of the conscious mind 25 p.

William Matthews SJ, Understanding Levels: Redefining Science in an Emergentist World View 20 p.

Carlo Sconamliglio, Human Being and Non-Reductionist Conceptions of Determination 11 p.

Adolfo Garcia de la Sienra, The Economic Sphere 16 p.

James W. Skillen, The Necessity of a Non-Reductionist Science of Politics 17 p.

Egbert Schuurman, The ethics of responsibility as a comprehensive approach - An application to the ethics of technology 32 p.

Interview / Entretien

Basarab Nicolescu - interviewed by Petrisor Militaru and Marius Ene, If Science and Religion will accept to dialogue then the blind will see and the deaf will hear 16 p.

Events / Evénements

Magda Stavinschi, International Congress "Romania, as laboratory of the dialogue between science and spirituality in the contemporary world", October 19-20, 2009, Romanian Academy, Bucharest 2 p.

Book Reviews / Livres à signaler

Victor Godeanu, Transdisciplinary Reality – a fusion of horizons of Theology, Science and Philosophy

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Eric Weislogel, Editorial Research Works / Recherches Jean-François Malherbe, Un choix décisif à l’aube de l’éthique : Parménide ou Héraclite ? Daniel P. Buxhoeveden, Orthodox Religious Experience in Science and Religion Dialogue Efstratios Th. Theodosiu, Vassilios N. Manimanis, Emmanuel Danezis, and Milan S. Dimitriević, The cosmology of the Gnostics and the Orthodox Church Eleni Rovithis-Livaniou and Eugenia Antonopoulou, Cosmology and Genesis Jean Kovalevsky, Models, Parables, Analogies, and other signs Valentin Cioveie, On the ontological reality of logoi of Creation Marina Gigolashvili and Lamara Shengelia, The Orthodox Church of Georgia Milan S. Dimitriević and Efstratios Th. Theodosiu, Orthodox Church and Astronomy in Common Fight against Astrological Superstition Gheorghe Istodor, Scientology-false science and religiosity Studies / Etudes Thomas B. Fowler, Causality, Personal Causality, and the Science/Religion Dialogue Nancey Murphy, Nonreductive Physicalism and Free Will Georg Gasser, Matthias Stefan, and Daniel Wehinger, The Myth of the Middle Course - A Critique of Non-Reductive Physicalism Emmanuel M. Carreira, The Human Person: Nature, Ethical and Theological Viewpoints Felicity Brock Kelcourse, A Phenomenology of Self, Psyche, and Soul: What Can We Learn from a Name? Edward J. Alam, Soul Matters: Apes, Anthropology, and Aristotle Augustus E. Jordan, Before Virtue: Ethics as Evolutionary Expertise Robert Kane, Ethics and the Quest for Wisdom Gary Boelhower, The Possibility of Practical Wisdom: An Interdisciplinary Model for Discernment Teresa Klimowicz, René Girard and the Genealogy of Consumerism Patricia Helen Bennett, Towards a Neurotheology of Health: A Transdisciplinary Exploration of Personal Relatedness, Emergence and PNI Function Paula S. Derry, Preconditions for Transdisciplinary Health Sciences Events / Evénements Magda Stavinschi, New topics for ADSTR
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Eric Weislogel, Guest Editor CONTENTS / SOMMAIRE ERIC WEISLOGEL Editorial Research Works / Recherches BASARAB NICOLESCU The Idea of Levels of Reality. Its Relevance for Non-Reduction and Personhood ROY CLOUSER A Blueprint for a Non-Reductionist Theory of Reality JOHN VAN BREDA Exploring Non-Reductionism and the Levels of Reality. On the importance of the non-separability of discontinuity and continuity on the different levels of reality CECILIA DOCKENDORFF The Long Way from Non-Reductionism to Transdisciplinarity. Critical Questions about the Levels of Reality and the Constitution of the Human Beings RENATA LEMOS, LUCIA SANTAELLA Levels of Convergence F. CAPORALI, A. CORDELLI, L. GALLENI, S. PROCACCI, A. RIZZACASA Is there a hierarchical consciousness? Individual, social, and cosmic consciousness HOWARD S. BAKER, SCOTT KENT JONES Adding a Spiritual Dimension to the Bio-Psychosocial Model. Psychoanalysis, Heinz Kohut, Friedrich Schleiermacher, Martin Buber, and Gabriel Marcel MICHAEL T.H. WONG Hermeneutics, Neuroscience, and Theological Anthropology — First Step of Talking about the Subject JUDITH A. TORONCHUK, GEORGE F.R. ELLIS Human Becoming: Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Affective Social Behaviour Studies / Études ALEXEI V. NESTERUK Eastern Orthodox Theological Commitment in the Modern Science-Religion Debate IOAN CHIRILÃ The “Difficulties” of Revelation and “Limits” of Reason CHRISTOPHER C. KNIGHT Naturalism and Divine Action: A Western Dilemma and an Orthodox Response WILLIAM C. CHITTICK The Recovery of Human Nature RONALD COLE-TURNER Technology and Eschatology: Scientific and Religious Perspectiveson the Transformation of Human Nature JOHN A. TESKE Recoupling Individuality: Relational Selves and Redemptive Relationships WILLIAM J. GRASSIE Entangled Narratives: Competing Visions of the Good Life Events / Événements The Metanexus Institute Names Dr. Eric Weislogel Vice-President of Academic Affairs “Cosmos, Nature, Culture: A Transdisciplinary Conference”, Metanexus Conference 2009, July 18-21, 2009 Metanexus Grants: “Pursuing Transdisciplinary Approaches to Big Questions“ Book Reviews / Livres à signaler CRISTINA HERMEZIU Un sujet lourd pour un livre serein : La Mort aujourd’hui
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Summary Research Works / Recherches Paul Flondor, Gabriel Memelis, Ioan Macri, Adrian Iosif, Dan Răileanu, The Ontological Argument - from Anselm to Gödel, a Fusion of Horizons Doru Costache, The Queen of the Sciences? Theology and Natural Knowledge in St Gregory Palamas’ One Hundred and Fifty Chapters (1-29) Thierry Magnin, La Théologie de la Création devant les acquis scientifiques. Théologie et Ecologie Theo van Beusekom, Determinism and Free Will Mariana Lacombe Loisel, Sur les traces de Patanjali. Une relecture féminine des « yoga sutra » 1 et 2, également connus comme les « Patanjali yoga darshana » Răzvan Ionescu, Water and Word - A Study of Memory F. Caragiu, M. Caragiu, Discrete Structures as Holistic Models Studies / Etudes Corin Braga, Religion et pensée utopique - L'utopie comme hérésie Constantin Virgil Negoiţă, Transmodern versus Postmodern Rodrigo Barros Gewehr, The Concept of God in the Theories of Freud and Jung: An Essay about Ontological Choices and Epistemological Consequences Stefan Bolea, Nihilism and the Problem of Being Andrew Malionek, Wilfrid Sellars and the Scientific Image of Man Interview / Entretien Basarab Nicolescu - interview by Augusta Thereza de Alvarenga, International Congresses on transdisciplinarity: Their Importance for the Emergence of a Transdisciplinary Methodology Events / Evénements Magda Stavinschi, The Dialogue Between Science and Religion in the Orthodox World, Bucharest, Romania, 24 - 28 September 2008 Book reviews / Livres à signaler Stefan Bolea, Abusive Religion and the Excess of Science (Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion, Bantam Press, 2006) Joseph E. Brenner, Review of Logic in Reality

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SOMMAIRE / CONTENTS *Recherches / Research works* Eric L. WEISLOGEL The Quest for Wholeness Basarab NICOLESCU Transdisciplinarity as Methodological Framework for Going beyond the Science-Religion Debate Philip CLAYTON SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Disciplining the Transdisciplinary: The Religion-Science Revolution and Five Minds for the Future Kenneth A. REYNHOUT The Hermeneutics of Transdisciplinarity: A Gadamerian Model of Transversal Reasoning John VAN BREDA Towards a Transdisciplinary Hermeneutics – A New Way of Going beyond the Science / Religion Debate Valentin CIOVEIE On the Two Fundamental Modes of Thinking Adrian LEMENI La dimension ecclésiale de la gnoséologie patristique dans le contexte épistémologique contemporain Archbishop CHRYSOSTOMOS and Hieromonk PATAPIOS Science and Knowledge in the Patristic and Monastic Traditions of the Eastern Orthodox Church *Etudes / Studies* Charles TOWNES Can We Understand Free Will? Ronald COLE-TURNER Real-World Transdisciplinarity and Public Debate: Science and Religion in the Political Conflict over Human Embryos and their Alternatives Paul A. MORGAN Transdisciplinarity, Worldview Change, and the Planetary Ecological Crisis Danielle BOUTET L’art et le sacré, Une solidarité épistémique Horia BADESCU La Poésie et le Sacré Marijan SUNJIK Social Aspects of the Science-Religion Dialogue in Post-Totalitarian Societies Magda STAVINSCHI Gelu CALINA, and Ioan CHIRILA Tolerance and Globalization in the Dialogue between Science and Religion in Romania *Entretien / Interview* Jean-Yves LELOUP, entretien avec Karin Andrea DE GUISE Une approche transdisciplinaire et non « dogmatique » des dogmes fondamentaux du Christianisme *Evénements / Events* CIRET’s Diplôme d’Honneur awarded to Eric L. Weislogel, Executive Director of Metanexus Institute Pompiliu CRACIUNESCU Corin Braga and the Hermeneutics of the Imaginary (Laudatio for the Awarding of the National Prize “Petru Cretia” for Literary History and Criticism) Radu CONSTANTINESCU Sibiu – the Capital of Dialogues *Livres à signaler / Book Reviews* Cristina HERMEZIU Une rencontre essentielle pour « Devenir soi à la lumière de la science et de la Bible » (Thierry Magnin, A deveni tu însuţi în lumina ştiinţei şi a Bibliei (Devenir soi à la lumière de la science et de la Bible), Editions Curtea Veche, Collection « Science et religion », Bucarest, 2007, traduit en roumain par Alexandra Corina Stavinschi)
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CONTENTS 1. Editorial 2. Cercetari / Recherches / Research works Gilbraz S. ARAGAO Teologia, transdiscipliniaritatea si fizica: o noua logica pentru dialogul interreligios Ion SIMACIU Energii necreate si energii create. O abordare transdisciplinara M. Sh. GIGOLASHVILI, R. I. KILADZE, V. D. KUKHIANIDZE, G. T. RAMISHVILI Was king Mirian's miracle natural phenomenon? Tudor PARASCHIV Schimbarea de paradigma în cosmologie - Oportunitatile si riscurile unui dialog între stiinta si teologia ortodoxa Adrian NICULCEA Problema cunoasterii naturale a lui Dumnezeu si argumentele rationale Lidia TRAUSAN-MATU Medicina crestina si eficienta simbolica 3. Studii / Etudes / Studies Corin BRAGA L'utopie - heritiere des "merveilles" medievales Dana JALOBEANU Filosofia ca terapie: aspecte epistemologice ale „îngrijirii de sine" si mostenirea stoica a filosofiei moderne Gheorge ISTODOR Clonarea umana - o altfel de nemurire? Efstratios Th. THEODOSSIOU, Milan S. DIMITRIJEVIC, Vassilios N. MANIMANIS and Th. GRAMMENOS "Hydor" from ancient Greek Cosmogonies to modern Astrophysics Ion MACRI Consideratii asupra calculul datei Pastelui Vasile CITIRIGA Compatibilitatea si relatia dintre stiinta si teologie Renata TATOMIR Entitati divine calauzitoare si protectoare. De la zeii egipteni Anubis si Wepwawet la câtiva posibili corespondenti semitici si crestini Basarab NICOLESCU Stephane Lupasco - Du monde quantique au monde de l'art 4. Recenzii / Livres a signaler / Book Reviews Cristina Hermeziu Între stiinta si religie usa e larg deschisa: un dialog transdisciplinar, inaugurat de o colectie editoriala Basarab Nicolescu The Latest on the Sokal Affair: Beyond Three Extremisms, Comments on the book of Alan Sokal, Pseudosciences et postmodernisme : Adversaires ou compagnons de route ? Gelu Calina, Pierre Gisel Teologia. Statutul, functia si pertinenta sa. Sorana Corneanu, Dana Jalobeanu The Invention of Modernity: Natural Philosophy, Theology and Science in the Seventeenth Century

Emmanuel M. Carreira, The Human Person: Nature, Ethical and Theological Viewpoints