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“I have been humiliated in my professional life and I don’t think I will ever be able to be in the same room as former colleagues”
Dr Neville Buch Abstract The “academic immense regression” of the twenty-first century is defined by a systemic transition from a community of scholars to a technocratic industry governed by “retail governance” and “Instrumental-Rationality”. This essay examines the profound social harm within the university sector, as evidenced by the editor of the Times Higher Education Supplement…
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The Cognitive Organic Mechanics of Outlander’s Historical Workshop
PDF FILE: The Cognitive Organic Mechanics of Outlander’s Historical Workshop https://www.academia.edu/166781431/The_Cognitive_Organic_Mechanics_of_Outlander_s_Historical_Workshop The Outlander Workshop: Cognitive Landscapes of the 18th Century I. Contractarianism and the Strategic Social Deal In Outlander, the social structures of 1743 Scotland are characterized by a Hobbesian Contractarianism. This political theory posits that legitimate authority…
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The Dynamic of Cognition and the Archetype of the Person, and No Regrets
Dr Neville Buch https://www.academia.edu/166258355/An_Account_of_Intellectual_Communities_The_Dynamic_of_Cognition_and_the_Archetype_of_the_Person This essay provides a comprehensive Dynamic of Cognition (DoC) analysis of the diverse intellectual communities detailed in the sources, including the Management Institute for Contributory Economy (MICE), the Sea of Faith in Australia (SOFiA), and radical Christian experiments such as the House of Freedom and the Waiters Union. It argues…
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No Regrets
I know you’re leaving, but it’s too long overdue For far too long I’ve had nothing new to show to you Goodbye dry eyes, I watched your plane fade off west of the moon And it felt so strange to walk away alone There’s no regrets, no tears goodbye I don’t want you…
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Conference Series 2016-2024
2016 PHA Melbourne Conference Abstract The 2016 Professional Historians Association (PHA) Melbourne Conference, themed “Working History,” represented a significant milestone in Dr. Neville Buch’s career within a broader decade of national and international scholarly engagement (2016–2024). At this gathering, Dr. Buch presented two distinct but complementary facets of his work: the digital innovation of…
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Joshua Kyle T. Rovero and Neville D. Buch
Dr Neville Buch Divine Fire and Human Construction: Roerichism and Non-Realism Abstract This essay provides a supportive and friendly critique of Joshua Kyle T. Rovero’s “Beyond_God. On the Basic Theology of Roerichism” (2026), contrasting its “Panenergetic” theology with the non-realist scholarship of Dr. Neville Buch and the Sea of Faith in Australia (SOFiA).…
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Transitional Changes and Continuing the Search for Support
“I am not troubled as there are much other transitional changes happening which forebode a better future“. Next month, I am resigning as President of the Sea of Faith in Australia. Last year I left the work of the Free Thinker Institute (New York). I will be continuing my post productions, but the…
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The Crisis of Comprehension and the Restoration of Deep Reading: Part 2. Response to Critics
Dr Neville Buch Abstract Many people today find it hard to read long books or understand deep ideas because they are distracted by phones and social media. This problem is called a “crisis of comprehension,” where our brains get lazy and stop thinking for themselves. This essay explains why we need to start…
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Buch, N. (2026). The Void in the Universal, UUnderWorld May 2026
PDF File: Buch, N. (2026). The Void in the Universal, UUnderWorld May 2026 One of the most important articles on thinking. Featured Image: The UU and Beacon Press Office, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
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The Jesus Intellectual Community
Dr Neville Buch Abstract This essay explores how Gregory C. Jenks’ book, “Jesus Then and Jesus Now: Looking for Jesus, Finding Ourselves” (2014), serves as a theological and intellectual synthesis that could bind together a “Jesus intellectual community.” Drawing on the historical trajectories of the House of Freedom (HOF), Teen Challenge (Qld) Inc., and the…