The Flip, Jeffrey J. Kripal
The Flip, Jeffrey J. Kripal
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The Flip
Epiphanies of Mind and the Future of Knowledge

Author: Jeffrey J. Kripal

Narrator: James Lurie

Unabridged: 6 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/18/2020

Synopsis

“One of the most provocative new books of the year, and, for me, mindblowing.” ―Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind“Kripal makes many sympathetic points about the present spiritual state of America. . . . [He] continues to believe that spirituality and science should not contradict each other.” ―New York Times Book Review“Kripal prompts us to reflect on our personal assumptions, as well as the shared assumptions that create and maintain our institutions. . . . [His] work will likely become more and more relevant to more and more areas of inquiry as the century unfolds. It may even open up a new space for Americans to reevaluate the personal and cultural narratives they have inherited, and to imagine alternative futures.” ―Los Angeles Review of BooksA “flip,” writes Jeffrey J. Kripal, is “a reversal of perspective,” “a new real,” often born of an extreme, life-changing experience. The Flip is Kripal’s ambitious, visionary program for unifying the sciences and the humanities to expand our minds, open our hearts, and negotiate a peaceful resolution to the culture wars. Combining accounts of rationalists’ spiritual awakenings and consciousness explorations by philosophers, neuroscientists, and mystics within a framework of the history of science and religion, Kripal compellingly signals a path to mending our fractured world.

About Jeffrey J. Kripal

Jeffrey J. Kripal is the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion at Rice University. He is the author of six books, including Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion, Authors of the Impossible: The Paranormal and the Sacred, and Mutants and Mystics: Science Fiction, Superhero Comics, and the Paranormal.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve on October 17, 2019

There are books that will take you into unusual places, even though they are nonfiction. This is one of them. Although they may predate my joining Goodreads, I’ve read many of Jeffrey Kripal’s books. A generous man as well as a scholar, he has taken the time to meet with me in the past so I could ex......more

Goodreads review by Brian on May 25, 2020

In The Flip, Jeffrey Kripal (a professor of Philosophy and Religious Thought) argues for a new view of the cosmos, consciousness and the relationship between humans and everything else out there. The 'flip' in question is a damascene conversion, but one that is spiritual without being conventionally......more

Goodreads review by Shashank on February 24, 2025

4.5 stars. Loved the journey of the book. I don't agree with his conclusions at the end about how great social change is possible through the "flip". Hopefully longer review later.......more

Goodreads review by Steve on October 07, 2019

Look at a photo of Jeffrey J. Kripal, and you’ll see a pleasant, teddy-bear- looking fellow (or the winner of a Karl Rove look-alike contest). He looks pleasant and friendly, and I suspect he is both. But behind this pleasant facade and seemingly easy-going demeanor is an intellectual daredevil. Let......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on July 02, 2020

A buddy recommended this to me the day after i was telling my views on life in relation to current trends quantum physics. The author's idea (you can find it in the book description) is interesting and profound. The book did seem a little defensive of the study of humanities, and I wish he placed le......more

Quotes

“A warmly vivid account of various science-minded people who have experienced the ‘Flip’. . . . Passionate and often funny.” —Guardian“[The Flip] will ignite conversations about the limits of science and the potential for dramatic shifts in perspective.” —Publishers Weekly“Offers plenty of points to ponder.” —Kirkus Reviews

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