Recovering the Soul: A Scientific and Spiritual Approach

Year 1989
Pages 319

Worth buying if: You enjoy books that place science and spirituality side by side rather than keeping them in separate rooms.

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Summary

Larry Dossey examines the soul through two lenses—scientific and spiritual—in a 319-page work of general-interest nonfiction.

Why this book now

Worth a look if you want a backlist title that still has a clear identity and use case.

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A 1989 attempt to bring scientific inquiry and spiritual reflection into the same conversation about the soul.

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Good fit if you want...

  • You enjoy books that place science and spirituality side by side rather than keeping them in separate rooms.
  • You’re curious about how late-20th-century nonfiction approached questions of the soul.

Maybe skip if...

  • You want a strictly empirical treatment with no spiritual dimension.
  • You’re looking for a short, lightweight read rather than a sustained 319-page exploration.
  • You only want something with very current references and examples.

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reflective spiritual science-minded serious inquiry-driven

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Skip it if: You want a strictly empirical treatment with no spiritual dimension.

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Reading commitment

Balanced Moderate time

At 319 pages, this calls for steady attention rather than a quick skim.

What stands out here

This book is intended for thoughtful reading about faith or spirituality.

Best way to approach it

Read it as a conversation between two ways of knowing, noting where its scientific and spiritual approaches meet—or resist each other.

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