New Thinking Allowed with Jeffrey Mishlove May 3, 2026 James Tunney, LLM, is an Irish Barrister who has lectured on legal matters throughout the world. He is a poet, a visual artist, and author of The Mystery of the Trapped Light: Mystical Thoughts in the Dark Age of Scientism plus The Mystical Accord: Sutras to Suit Our Times, Lines for Spiritual Evolution. His website is http://www.jamestunney.com. James explores the life and spiritual transformation of Edith Stein, the phenomenological philosopher who became Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. He discusses her journey from Judaism through atheism to Catholic mysticism, and her deep engagement with suffering, empathy, and the nature of the soul.Tunney also examines her philosophical legacy, her martyrdom at Auschwitz, and her enduring relevance in a modern world shaped by scientism and technological abstraction. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:08:45 Early life and Jewish roots 00:17:30 Philosophical awakening and Husserl 00:26:15 Conversion and Teresa of Avila 00:35:00 Carmelite vocation and inner life 00:43:45 Empathy, suffering and the cross 00:52:30 Phenomenology and spiritual insight 01:01:15 Nazism, martyrdom and destiny 01:10:00 Legacy, sainthood and Europe 01:15:00 Conclusion New Thinking Allowed host, Jeffrey Mishlove, PhD, is author of The Roots of Consciousness, Psi Development Systems, and The PK Man. Between 1986 and 2002 he hosted and co-produced the original Thinking Allowed public television series. He is the recipient of the only doctoral diploma in “parapsychology” ever awarded by an accredited university (University of California, Berkeley, 1980). He is also the Grand Prize winner of the 2021 Bigelow Institute essay competition regarding the best evidence for survival of human consciousness after permanent bodily death. He is Co-Director of Parapsychology Education at the California Institute for Human Science. (Recorded on Saturday, April 18, 2026)