Comparative Religious Studies/Expert Profile

Michael Clark, Ph.D.

Canada
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returns 12/01/2009
Expertise

If you’d like to explore the psychology and philosophy of religion, talk to me. I’m familiar with the main issues of most world scriptures and I’m well versed in comparative mysticism.

I’d be happy to answer questions about interior perception and the discernment of spirits as expressed in the biographies and teachings of saints, gurus, seers, shamans, healers, etc.

I also enjoy commenting on theological issues as they relate to different religions.

Questions about Freud and Jung's views on religion would also be appropriate here.

If you just need simple facts about different religions, please see www.adherents.com and/or religioustolerance.org (I have no affiliation with these web sites).

Experience in the area

I did my M.A. at Rabindranath Tagore's Visva-Bharati university (W. Bengal, India), a place that welcomed students from all around the world. A great chance to meet real people practicing different religions. I also run an educational website earthpages.org that touches on interfaith and related issues.

Education/Credentials
Ph.D. in Religious Studies
M.A. in Comparative Religion
B.A. Hon. in Psychology/Sociology

For more info, please see my CV and letters of recommendation and my blog at michaelwclark.com.

Publications

Print Media:
My table from "Religions and Cults" at earthpages.org is reproduced with permission in L. Lindsey, S. Beach and B. Ravelli, Core Concepts in Sociology, 2nd ed., p. 157

World Wide Web:
My online article "Letter to God" coauthored with Buddhist monk, E. Raymond Rock, appears on several different spirituality-based websites, including http://tinyurl.com/db7a5o

I've interviewed, as a Christian, a self-proclaimed mystic: http://tinyurl.com/cawykr

My articles appeared at the former New View magazine nuvunow.ca and are published at earthpages.org.

Education/Credentials

Ph.D. in Religious Studies
M.A. in Comparative Religion
B.A. Hon. in Psychology/Sociology

For more info, please see my CV and letters of recommendation and my blog at michaelwclark.com.

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Recent Answers from Michael Clark, Ph.D.

2009-10-13 God's Omnipotence:

Joey, I think that you are wise to ask if God can do things that we cannot easily comprehend. Some say that we might have at least partial understanding of those supposedly 'logically impossible' things

2009-08-03 right religion?:

I think we're all revising and seeking the truth over again, to some extent anyhow. As imperfect human beings we're always going to fall short. God is a mystery. The only advice I might give you is

2009-04-19 de lagarde:

I'd never heard of him but apparently he did some scholarly study about the Middle Ages moving into modernism. If you can, go to your public library or university and access JSTOR, search his book

2009-01-12 Comparative Religious Studies:

Liz I think that info would be readily available thru a quick search at Google. And to be honest, I would not feel comfortable recommending any place to you. It really depends on several factors: Funding

2008-12-08 the right church?:

Does it have to be a church? If you really believe that God is good and that we should promote this, why not just go out and try to do it with everyone you meet? The problem with my suggesting any

 

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