Joseph M. Felser, Ph.D. graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Boston University.

He received his doctorate from the University of Chicago.

A professor of philosophy, he is on the faculty at Kingsborough Community College/CUNY in Brooklyn, New York.

His articles on parapsychology, religion, myth, and the paranormal have been published in both scholarly and popular journals, including:

• The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research
• The International Journal of Parapsychology
• The Journal of the American Academy of Religion
• Collingwood Studies
• Mythosphere
• Exceptional Human Experience
• The Anomalist
• and more

His first book, The Way Back to Paradise: Restoring the Balance between Magic and Reason, was published in 2005 (Hampton Roads).

His second book, The Myth of the Great Ending: Why We’ve been Longing for the End of Days Since the Beginning of  Time, was published in 2011 (Hampton Roads).

He was invited to give the Keynote Address at the world-renowned Monroe Institute’s 20th Professional Seminar in March 2006. He is also a former member of the Board of Directors at the Monroe Institute.