Announcing the new book Philo-Sophia: Wisdom Goddess Traditions

We are pleased to announce the publication of a unique book that has launched by editors Debashish Banerji and Robert McDermott, Philo-Sophia: Wisdom Goddess Traditions.

Of the 13 contributors to this volume, it features the world-class work of 11 CIIS faculty members. Watch a recording of the book launch event hosted on December 2, 2021:

Esteemed CIIS Faculty & Alumni Contributors

• Marc Andrus, Ph.D., Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness; Episcopal Bishop of California
• Stephen Julich, Ph.D., East-West Psychology; Program Coordinator, East-West Psychology
• William Keepin, Ph.D.; M.A., East-West Psychology; CIIS Honorary Doctorate.
• Mara Lynn Keller, Ph.D.; Emerita Professor, Coordinator and former Chair, Women’s Spirituality
• Olga Provencher, Ph.D., Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
• Neela Bhattacharya Saxena, Visiting Professor, East-West Psychology; Professor of English and Women’s Studies, Nassau Community College, NY
• Jacob Sherman, Ph.D.; M.A., Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness; Chair, Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness
• Jun Wang, Ph.D, L.Ac; Associate Professor, East-West Psychology
• Annette Williams, Ph.D., Chair, Women’s Spirituality

The editors of this volume are also honored to include essays by Anne Baring and Jules Cashford, co–authors of The Myth of the Goddess: Evolution of an Image, perhaps the most important volume on the divine feminine.

We are pleased to share this innovative work in an important field of scholarship. Philo-Sophia: Wisdom Goddess Traditions can be purchased from publisher Lotus Press and most online retailers.

Related Academic Programs
M.A. and Ph.D. in East-West Psychology

M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness

M.A. and Ph.D. in Women's Spirituality