Spiritual Awakenings

The essays in this volume are a wonderful and varied collection of personal insights into individual spiritual awakenings and the resulting transformation in the lives of scientists and academics. Scholars share the experience of their own spiritual awakening and journey including encountering challenges to their credibility in academia if they shared these experiences. Their comments about transformation in values beliefs and approaches toward life are very moving expressing deep inner wisdom and connection not only with humanity but with the earth and cosmos.